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The return of ‘legacy gold’: CENTURY 21 Real Estate embraces its iconic past while betting on Compass tech

May 20, 2026 · 6:28 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

For decades, the iconic gold blazer was synonymous with the CENTURY 21 Real Estate brand. From appearances in television shows like Gilmore Girls to movies…

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Lenders wrestle with the nuances of modern credit score pricing

May 20, 2026 · 5:16 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Mortgage lenders are currently wrestling with a high-stakes puzzle: how to accurately compare the new credit score models hitting the market. The…

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Industry coalition lauds adoption of home equity investment regulations in Illinois

May 20, 2026 · 4:38 PM Neil Pierson, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Regulators in Illinois have approved what a group of home equity investment (HEI) providers calls the most comprehensive state regulatory framework to date…

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MortgageOne TPO integrates with ARIVE, launches Pathway CDFI

May 20, 2026 · 4:17 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

MortgageOne TPO , a wholesale mortgage lender and Department of the Treasury -certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), has integrated…

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Should America’s agents own their own MLS and home search portal?

May 20, 2026 · 4:14 PM Greg Hague HousingWire

I’ve been in this business for 50 years. My father was in it for 50 before me. And in all that time, I cannot think of a single moment when the people who…

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How a Navy veteran is building a ‘Harvard-style’ network for military buyers and agents

May 20, 2026 · 4:10 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

Military families navigating permanent change-of-station moves and veterans pursuing homeownership through VA -backed loans are increasingly turning to a…

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Wells Fargo mortgage oversight case ends in $110 million settlement

May 20, 2026 · 3:21 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

A federal judge has granted final approval to a $110 million shareholder derivative settlement resolving claims that Wells Fargo directors and senior…

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Maryland overrides municipal zoning on transit development

May 20, 2026 · 3:10 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

Maryland’s legislative and executive branches are about to tell cities and counties what they can – and cannot – do with parcels of land sitting next to…

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How much higher can mortgage rates go?

May 20, 2026 · 3:09 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

What a crazy few days for the 10-year yield and mortgage rates. As soon as the 10-year yield broke the key technical level of around 4.46% and it was…

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MRED cuts Zillow access to Chicagoland listing feed

May 20, 2026 · 2:50 PM Brooklee Han, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) has suspended listing data feeds to Zillow Group after the portal allegedly refused to cure what the MLS calls a “material…

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