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Housing Industry News

The Gathering takeaway: how Olivia Clarke Homes wins in DFW

May 4, 2026 · 09:06 PM John McManus HousingWire

The story of American homebuilding is mostly one of bootstrapped businesses. They mostly get forged in hard circumstances, with a single, almost…

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Green Brick leverages industry-leading margins to drive optionality

May 4, 2026 · 08:18 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

In an all-important way, Green Brick Partners operates as an anomaly. The Texas-based homebuilder continues to deliver the highest gross profit margin among…

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eXp’s Wendy Forsythe on how women can break into the C-suite

May 4, 2026 · 07:53 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

Photo by AJ Canaria/HousingWire’s The Gathering Even as as real estate talent pipelines overflow with qualified women, data shows little has changed in…

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Iowa just reset property taxes to assist first-time homebuyers

May 4, 2026 · 07:49 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

Home builders now have a sharper incentive to pitch to prospective first-time homebuyers in Iowa after lawmakers passed a sweeping property tax overhaul on…

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Mortgage Rate News

Highest Rates in More Than a Month

May 4, 2026 · 07:19 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Top-tier 30-year fixed rates are back above 6.5% today for the first time in more than a month for the average lender. Many lenders raised rates during the…

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Housing Industry News

How real estate agent Deba Douglas turned buyer education into a 100-transaction business

May 4, 2026 · 06:36 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

After 16 years in education, Deba Douglas walked away from the classroom because she saw a different kind of learning gap. Today, the former high school and…

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Century 21’s Mike Miedler: Recruiting Latino talent is a growth strategy, not a diversity talking point

May 4, 2026 · 06:00 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Photo by AJ Canaria for HousingWire The Gathering Right now, the real estate industry is consumed by consolidation, capital and the next big brokerage…

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Stanley Martin closes on its $221M United Homes acquisition

May 4, 2026 · 05:45 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Stanley Martin Homes announced on Monday that its $221 million, all-cash acquisition of United Homes Group Inc. had closed, immediately scaling its presence…

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eLEND hires Roman Ramora as chief technology and innovation officer

May 4, 2026 · 04:36 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Roman Ramora has joined eLEND as chief technology and innovation officer, moving into the newly expanded role effective May 4, 2026. In the C-suite…

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Housing Industry News

April HMBS issuance rises to $525 million, HECM dips

May 4, 2026 · 04:33 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

U.S. reverse mortgage endorsements declined slightly in April as proprietary products continued to gain traction in parts of the market, according to data…

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