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Housing Industry News

A real estate succession plan built over two decades

Oct 8, 2026 · 08:10 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

For business owners planning their own succession, overlap of institutional knowledge is invaluable

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Mortgage Rate News

Mortgage Rates Near 2-Week Lows After Biggest Daily Drop in 3 Months

Oct 8, 2026 · 08:06 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Mortgage rates moved lower today at their fastest pace in 3 months with the average top-tier 30yr fixed scenario ultimately falling 0.09%. There were…

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Housing Industry News

Century Communities HistoryMaker deal marks scale pressure shift

Oct 8, 2026 · 08:00 PM John McManus HousingWire

The deal could lift Century from 200 to 300 closings to 800, with a path toward 1,000 in DFW

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Housing Industry News

Proprietary reverse mortgages are helping clients in ways that HECM can’t

Oct 8, 2026 · 07:54 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

Mutual of Omaha wholesale leaders explained how SecureEquity is helping senior homeowners with obstacles to HECM qualification

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Housing Industry News

Leo Pareja says rising rates have already prompted a housing collapse

Oct 8, 2026 · 07:51 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

AGNT CEO said existing home sales could dip below 4 million in 2027 if mortgage rates top 8%

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Housing Industry News

Leo Pareja named CEO of AGNT, Glenn Sanford steps down

Oct 8, 2026 · 06:01 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

After 17 years of building the business, Sanford said AGNT can now run without his direct involvement

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Housing Industry News

Mortgage credit availability declines slightly in September

Oct 8, 2026 · 04:47 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Lenders reduced offerings that allow for cash-out refinances and investor home purchases

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Housing Industry News

Better authorizes $30 million stock buyback

Oct 8, 2026 · 04:28 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Plan comes as lender ramps up cost-cutting efforts and pursues a sale of its U.K. bank subsidiary

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Housing Industry News

MRED, NoCoast MLS partner to expand Midwest market access

Oct 8, 2026 · 04:27 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

MRED and NoCoast MLS teams are already working on the technical implementation of the partnership

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Housing Industry News

eXp Realty and Newrez form Revenos Mortgage joint venture

Oct 8, 2026 · 04:00 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, Brooklee Han HousingWire

Revenos is slated to go live in early 2027

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