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Smaller mortgage vendors face squeeze from lenders, regulators

May 21, 2026 · 5:54 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Mortgage vendors are entering a new phase of consolidation as they respond to rising regulatory and cybersecurity pressures, according to a white paper…

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Consolidation isn’t the crisis real estate brokers think it is — but it is a wake-up call

May 21, 2026 · 5:37 PM Darryl Davis HousingWire

Every few years, the real estate industry gets a jolt that sends agents scrambling to reassess their careers and where they hang their license. The current…

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Lucky To Live Here joins SERHANT. in Long Island expansion

May 21, 2026 · 4:45 PM Brooklee Han, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Long Island’s Lucky To Live Here Realty has joined SERHANT. , bringing a $1 billion-plus sales track record and a four-person team to the brokerage’s New…

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Southern Land adds an integrated mortgage division as it scales MPCs

May 21, 2026 · 4:06 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Southern Land Company has launched an in-house mortgage division, SLC Lending , as the Nashville-based developer looks to tighten control of the homebuying…

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Rate Insurance: Home premiums rose 9% in 2025

May 21, 2026 · 3:36 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Homeowners insurance premium growth slowed in 2025 after several years of steep increases, but coverage costs have still more than doubled since 2019,…

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KB Home enters Atlanta with first land deal and new community

May 21, 2026 · 3:30 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

KB Home has entered the Atlanta market and closed its first land purchase in the region, the homebuilder announced Thursday. The Los Angeles-based public…

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Fearless at foreclosure auction

May 21, 2026 · 3:27 PM Auction.com HousingWire

More than 20% of properties purchased at foreclosure auction are going to owner-occupant buyers, including first-time homebuyers eager to find affordable…

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NEXA Lending enters investment, phased acquisition with Copper Ridge Ventures

May 21, 2026 · 2:54 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

NEXA Lending announced Thursday that it has entered into a strategic investment and phased acquisition agreement with Copper Ridge Ventures , cementing a…

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2026 GameChanger: How CENTURY 21 DeAnna Realty grew 110% and still kept its culture

May 21, 2026 · 2:53 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Between 2021 and 2025, despite market headwinds, as well as macroeconomic and industry challenges, Tony DeAnna and his team at CENTURY 21 DeAnna Realty ,…

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Equity Residential, AvalonBay to merge in $69 billion multifamily deal

May 21, 2026 · 2:38 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Equity Residential and AvalonBay Communities agreed to an all-stock merger of equals that will create a $69 billion multifamily giant controlling more than…

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