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Why aren’t mortgage rates lower?

Jul 7, 2026 · 04:24 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

Why aren’t mortgage rates dropping as some people expected with oil prices lower? The 10-year yield this morning is trading at 4.51% and mortgage rates are…

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Atlantic Home Mortgage launches LendTrain refinance platform

Jul 7, 2026 · 04:21 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Atlantic Home Mortgage announced Tuesday the launch of Lendtrain, a refinance -focused online platform that allows homeowners to compare estimated refinance…

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Here’s why it is too easy to stop new housing at City Hall

Jul 7, 2026 · 03:44 PM Scott Finfer HousingWire

In too many American communities, residential development is now shaped less by market need than by attendance at local meetings. In land-use discussions,…

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Your real estate listing is stalled, start with an exposure audit

Jul 7, 2026 · 03:39 PM Darryl Davis HousingWire

Let me say something that I think a lot of real estate professionals need to hear right now. When your listing is stalled and sits on the market, it is not…

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Real estate brokerage retention and recruiting hinge on pipeline timing

Jul 7, 2026 · 03:26 PM Diana Zaya HousingWire

Every brokerage leader has experienced the same frustration. An agent leaves, and only afterward, does the pattern of agent retention risk become obvious.…

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Better Mortgage settles underwriter overtime lawsuit for $7.185M

Jul 7, 2026 · 03:04 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Better Mortgage has agreed to pay $7.185 million to settle a nearly six-year-long lawsuit, which alleges the company failed to pay overtime to mortgage…

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Rocket Pro’s July Power Play offers same-day approvals, 12-day clear to close

Jul 7, 2026 · 03:00 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Rocket Pro is doubling down on speed, pricing and technology with its July “Power Play” initiative , extending broker pricing incentives while introducing…

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Private listings are changing the MLS record lenders rely on

Jul 7, 2026 · 01:51 PM Bruce Ailion HousingWire

The fight between Compass, the country’s largest brokerage, and Zillow, its largest listing portal, has been covered as a corporate turf war — dueling…

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Kelley Blue Book launches home valuation platform

Jul 7, 2026 · 01:00 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Kelley Blue Book , a name synonymous with trusted automobile valuations, is the latest non-traditional player looking to make some waves in the real estate…

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A new MLS value proposition from North Texas Real Estate Information Systems: Pay the brokers

Jul 7, 2026 · 01:00 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

North Texas Real Estate Information Systems, Inc . (NTREIS) has launched NTREIS Rewards, a new incentive program that returns a portion of MLS-generated…

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