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Housing Industry News

PAM appraisal platform targets AMC fees, seeks to give lenders more control

Apr 9, 2026 · 08:39 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

A new appraisal management platform is aiming to upend the traditional role of appraisal management companies ( AMCs ) by allowing mortgage lenders to…

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Lower’s John Berkowitz on building lead generation certainty with Movoto Advantage

Apr 9, 2026 · 08:19 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

After being acquired by mortgage lender Lower in May 2025, executives at real estate listing portal Movoto said they hoped to use Lower’s network to connect…

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New Cheval Holdings acquires Surge, appoints Jimmy Gillespie as CEO

Apr 9, 2026 · 07:32 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Surge , a partner intelligence platform for wholesale mortgage lenders , has been acquired by New Cheval Holdings as the wholesale channel faces tighter…

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Mortgage Rate News

Mortgage Rates Trickle Just a Bit Lower

Apr 9, 2026 · 07:25 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Many borrowers will see no difference between yesterday and today's mortgage rate quotes. The average lender moved just a hair lower. Once again, the rate…

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Housing Industry News

loanDepot, Figure team up on streamlined home loan and equity products

Apr 9, 2026 · 06:18 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

loanDepot announced Thursday that it has formed a strategic partnership with Figure Technology Solutions to power a new “express-path” home loan product…

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Remodeler confidence slips but remains positive, NAHB reports

Apr 9, 2026 · 05:41 PM Tyler Williams, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

On Thursday, the National Association of Home Builders ( NAHB ) released its NAHB/ Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index (RMI) for the first quarter of…

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Proprietary reverse mortgage volume eclipses HECM production for the first time

Apr 9, 2026 · 05:25 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

New View Advisors this week released its Proprietary Reverse Mortgage Production Index for the first quarter of 2026, with the data showing that…

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Housing Industry News

Judge denies eXp bid to dismiss fraud claims in sexual misconduct case

Apr 9, 2026 · 04:56 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

A federal judge has denied eXp Realty ’s request to dismiss a fraud claim brought by four women who say the company lied about investigating their…

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Housing Industry News

Milwaukee’s Luvene Realty Group moves to Compass from Keller Williams

Apr 9, 2026 · 04:14 PM Brooklee Han, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Luvene Realty Group , a nine-person real estate team led by Shauny Luvene, has moved to Compass from Keller Williams and will be based out of Compass’s…

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Naples, Florida, adopts AI to accelerate building plan review processes

Apr 9, 2026 · 04:00 PM Tyler Williams, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Blitz Permits Inc. (Blitz AI), a Florida -based developer of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered automated plan review technology, recently announced a…

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