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Housing demand stays firm, pushing inventory close to negative YOY

May 24, 2026 · 1:18 AM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

It’s been a day full of news about a possible peace deal with Iran, which would be great news for housing. However, even though mortgage rates have risen…

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As HEI regulations expand, states debate loan classification

May 22, 2026 · 8:45 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

As states take varying approaches to regulating home equity investment (HEI) products, the industry faces an increasingly fragmented legal landscape shaped…

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HouseAmerica Financial joins All Western Mortgage

May 22, 2026 · 8:14 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

National mortgage banking company All Western Mortgage (AWM) announced on Thursday that HouseAmerica Financial has joined the company as it continues its…

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House passes bill hiking VA mortgage refi fees to fund expanded veterans’ benefits

May 22, 2026 · 8:04 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill that increases benefits for veterans and their surviving families, offsetting the cost by…

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Judge orders MRED to restore Zillow listing feeds in Chicago

May 22, 2026 · 7:54 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Chicagoland area listings are back on Zillow and Trulia as of Friday afternoon, after Chicago-based federal Judge John Tharp, Jr. granted Zillow’s…

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California MBA backs $100M fund in governor’s budget proposal for wildfire rebuilding

May 22, 2026 · 7:46 PM Neil Pierson, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The California Mortgage Bankers Association (CMBA) voiced strong support for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed $100 million allocation for the Southern…

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Everything you need to know about Zillow’s listing war with MRED and Compass

May 22, 2026 · 7:25 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

The battle between Zillow , Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) and Compass International Holdings , reached a zenith this week when MRED suspended its IDX and…

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Epcon Communities, 40 years in, charts new pathways to growth

May 22, 2026 · 6:27 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

Ohio-based Epcon Communities , a leader in the active adult segment, celebrated its 40th anniversary this year, while positioning itself for continued…

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Is a new portal model coming for our listing inventory?

May 22, 2026 · 5:44 PM Darryl Davis HousingWire

I’d like to share a New York expression because it’s very appropriate for this situation. “Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice, I should slap myself in…

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New Fed Chair Warsh loses dove as Waller turns hawkish

May 22, 2026 · 5:28 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

Today the Fed hawks killed the doves. On the day Kevin Warsh is sworn in as Fed Chairman, he has lost one of the few doves left on the Fed board: Governor…

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