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Interactive dashboards: A move from optional to essential

Apr 13, 2026 · 6:45 AM Jennah Morgan HousingWire

Mortgage servicers and their partners need dashboards for speed and transparency. Interactive dashboards are a practical application of business…

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Is housing inventory about to turn negative year over year?

Apr 11, 2026 · 11:23 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

Is housing inventory about to go negative? Since mid-June 2025 I’ve been writing that housing market dynamics have shifted, which we could already see in…

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As retirement slips further away, workers prioritize stability and senior home equity

Apr 10, 2026 · 9:08 PM Jonathan Delozier, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

America’s workers are clinging to their jobs at a decade-low quit rate of 2%, driven by fear rather than fulfillment, new data shows. The research from…

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FBI: Cybercrime losses topped $20.8B in 2025, real estate fraud hit $275M

Apr 10, 2026 · 8:35 PM Jonathan Delozier, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The FBI ’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received 1,008,597 complaints of cyber-enabled crime in 2025, with reported losses surpassing $20.8 billion…

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Texas builder breaks ground on first community with Japanese firm

Apr 10, 2026 · 8:21 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

Amid the growing presence of Japanese capital in American homebuilding, Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Properties Corp. (HHP), a leading Japanese developer,…

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Unison faces more legal trouble over allegedly deceptive home equity agreements

Apr 10, 2026 · 8:17 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

A newly filed class-action lawsuit accuses home equity investment (HEI) company Unison of misleading homeowners and structuring its products in ways that…

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Virginia cities gain new tools to increase affordable housing supply

Apr 10, 2026 · 8:04 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

For Virginia state Sen. Jeremy McPike, the third attempt was the charm for a bill that lets municipalities rezone to encourage affordable housing . It just…

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Why the hiring rate matters more than unemployment for the housing market

Apr 10, 2026 · 7:49 PM Mike Simonsen HousingWire

After painful delays following last fall’s government shutdown, labor market data is finally back on a consistent pace. Last week we filled in hiring, quits…

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Top Century 21 firm expands into Michigan

Apr 10, 2026 · 7:45 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Century 21 Circle — ranked among Century 21’s top 10 companies globally — has entered the Michigan market by bringing on the Sparta-based Kelley Real Estate…

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NAR settles Tuccori homebuyer commission case for $52.25M

Apr 10, 2026 · 7:00 PM Brooklee Han, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The National Association of Realtors ( NAR ) agreed to a proposed settlement that would resolve nationwide homebuyer commission lawsuit claims in the…

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