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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…
Read full article →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…
Read full article →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…
Read full article →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…
Read full article →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…
Read full article →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…
Read full article →Apr 1, 2026 · 07:14 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily
Mortgage rates were little-changed on Wednesday, despite the release of several economic reports and another deluge of war-related headlines. In the…
Read full article →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…
Read full article →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…
Read full article →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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