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Manufactured housing is the homeownership solve we keep ignoring

Apr 2, 2026 · 07:34 AM Tony Kovach HousingWire

“Most men appear never to have considered what a house is, and are actually though needlessly poor all their lives because they think that they must have…

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Why HousingWire’s new Mortgage Rankings matter for originators

Apr 1, 2026 · 10:29 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The HousingWire Mortgage Rankings launched this week to give the housing industry a standardized, transaction-based view of origination activity across the…

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Housing market demand is holding, but pricing gaps are breaking deals

Apr 1, 2026 · 09:41 PM Rachel Bader, HW Data HousingWire

Housing demand is still holding up on a year over year basis, even as mortgage rates sit at 6.64%, a level that has historically marked a key dividing line…

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Housing supply summit highlights the cost of complexity

Apr 1, 2026 · 09:24 PM John McManus HousingWire

I love Jerusalem Demsas’ “ Housing Breaks People’s Brains ” article in The Atlantic from November 2022. For me, it’s a trailhead for understanding why…

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UWM tried for its first acquisition, then its stock fell and the math stopped working

Apr 1, 2026 · 08:17 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

When UWM Holdings Corp. lost its bid last week to acquire Two Harbors Investment Corp . (TWO), upstaged by an offer from rival CrossCountry Intermediate…

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First fully rebuilt Palisades home testing post-fire demand

Apr 1, 2026 · 08:12 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

Fourteen months after California’s Palisades wildfires destroyed nearly 5,900 homes, the first fully rebuilt residence has come to market, offering the…

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Ashton Woods puts pace over margin in a choppy housing market

Apr 1, 2026 · 08:05 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

In today’s challenging homebuilding environment, builders are often presented with a lesser-of-evils choice: maintain a strong sales pace at the expense of…

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Rocket moves to dismiss RESPA suit, citing safe harbor and lack of injury

Apr 1, 2026 · 07:06 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Detroit-based Rocket Companies this week moved to dismiss a lawsuit alleging violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act ( RESPA ), arguing that…

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How one brokerage uses AI voice, listening tools to help agents transform client calls

Apr 1, 2026 · 06:49 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

When it comes to implementing AI into business workflows, many agents and brokers typically consider things like backend office work, lead, CRM and email…

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Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group hires Gregory S. Richardson as CRO

Apr 1, 2026 · 06:27 PM Neil Pierson, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Gregory S. Richardson has joined Virginia-based Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group as chief revenue officer, the company announced Thursday. In his new role,…

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