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Housing Industry News

‘Mutually assured destruction’: Brokers warn of fallout from Compass’s MLS demands

Oct 20, 2026 · 9:04 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Brown Harris Stevens, NextHome and Lamacchia Realty leaders say listing hoarding could undermine comps and appraisals

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Village Capital settles over broken 6% VA loan rate cap

Oct 20, 2026 · 8:29 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

DOJ says the servicer refused rate cut requests and retaliated against those seeking relief

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Housing Industry News

Real-REMAX CEO says AI will take over housing systems

Oct 20, 2026 · 8:22 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

Poleg also predicted that U.S. home prices could decline over the coming months

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Proprietary reverse mortgages continue to thrive as borrowers move away from HECMs

Oct 20, 2026 · 7:13 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

While HECM volume fell to $880 million in Q3 2026, private-label loans totaled $1.2 billion

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Housing Industry News

Real unveils Leo Pro AI platform, agent-to-agent referral tools

Oct 20, 2026 · 7:13 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

Agents using Referral Central can list areas of expertise to help colleagues find appropriate matches

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Mortgage Rate News

Mortgage Rates Move Slightly Lower

Oct 20, 2026 · 6:45 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Mortgage rates dropped 0.03% today on average leaving the top-tier 30yr fixed rate index at 7.40% vs 7.43% yesterday--the third lowest level in more than 3…

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Housing Industry News

Mortgage rates cool down in response to AI stock sell-off, lower Treasury yields

Oct 20, 2026 · 5:56 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

HousingWire Data shows 30-year conforming rates at 7.52%, down 11 bps week over week, as the 10-year yield fell to 5.09%

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Housing Industry News

Fairway Home Mortgage rehires Jeff Gilmore, Matt Gray team

Oct 20, 2026 · 5:22 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

The North Carolina-based team has logged 418 loans and $125.5M in volume year to date

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Housing Industry News

NAR pending home sales index falls to record low in September

Oct 20, 2026 · 5:20 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

HousingWire Intelligence data showed 51,947 new pending single family sales for Oct. 16 week, down 13.1% year over year

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Housing Industry News

Housing policy ignored the cost of staying in a home

Oct 20, 2026 · 4:02 PM Jeffrey Glass HousingWire

A 2026 survey found 63.2% of homeowners are stressed by ownership costs as taxes, insurance and upkeep rise

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