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Jul 14, 2026 · 6:39 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire
Ground leases are reshaping how affordable housing developers finance projects amid scarce capital and rising construction costs. Two recent deals show the…
Read full article →Jul 14, 2026 · 5:56 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire
Keller Williams made waves on Monday when it announced its acquisition agreement with the Jason Mitchell Group (JMG) . And while this is big news for the…
Read full article →Jul 14, 2026 · 5:05 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire
Taylor Morrison has appointed Jeremy Hampson as president of its Jacksonville division, adding a nearly 15-year homebuilding veteran as the division pursues…
Read full article →Jul 14, 2026 · 4:51 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire
Fears that mortgage rates were going to soar past 7% may have been assuaged Tuesday when Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for June showed cooling inflation .…
Read full article →Jul 14, 2026 · 4:47 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire
Big banks exceeded analysts’ expectations for mortgage origination volume in the second quarter of 2026, posting an average increase of 32% compared to the…
Read full article →Jul 14, 2026 · 4:39 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire
EquityProtect has released the second edition of its quarterly Property Protection Scorecard, finding that more states adopted deed theft legislation during…
Read full article →Jul 14, 2026 · 4:36 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire
With shareholder votes just a month away, the proposed merger between The Real Brokerage and REMAX has cleared an important antitrust hurdle. On Monday,…
Read full article →Jul 14, 2026 · 4:34 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire
Rick Beckwitt, the former co-CEO and co-president of Lennar Corp. , has been appointed co-chairman of Dream Finders Homes ’ board of directors, the company…
Read full article →Jul 14, 2026 · 4:30 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire
Mortgage credit availability tightened in June, falling to its lowest level since December 2025 as lenders pulled back on government loan programs,…
Read full article →Jul 14, 2026 · 2:53 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire
June’s CPI inflation report was one of the biggest misses in history! What a crazy week, and it’s only Tuesday. So far we’ve had an escalation of the Iran…
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