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Guild pushes GSEs to scale residual income analysis

Jun 12, 2026 · 7:21 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Guild Mortgage is advocating for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to adopt residual income analysis at scale through ongoing conversations and data sharing. The…

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How do reverse mortgages tie into rising demand for aging-in-place technology?

Jun 12, 2026 · 6:54 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

With America’s population set to age quickly in the coming decades, and with the pace of technological innovation also evolving by the day, it’s only…

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Google went national. Now who negotiates for the MLS?

Jun 12, 2026 · 5:32 PM Darryl Davis HousingWire

Google’s announcement Thursday that it will display home listings inside mobile search results in all 50 states reads like an ad product update. It is not.…

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As housing costs outpace wages, LISC’s Michael Pugh calls for action

Jun 12, 2026 · 5:10 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Low- and moderate-income Americans are being priced out of both renting and owning as housing costs outpace wages, insurance premiums soar and aging housing…

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2026 RealTrends Verified: Perry Group scales in Utah with systems and culture

Jun 12, 2026 · 4:27 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Founded by Jack Perry and his two sons, Michael and John Perry, the Utah-based Perry Group, brokered by The Real Brokerage , has grown significantly from…

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Why homebuilders still tend to misread the trade labor shortage

Jun 12, 2026 · 4:02 PM Matt Winter, TradeTrax HousingWire

As new home sales decline across the country, solving the trade labor shortage has become a lower priority for most production homebuilders. Most builders…

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Frame the home inspection so buyers don’t walk after the report

Jun 12, 2026 · 2:06 PM Darryl Davis HousingWire

On our weekly Monday coaching call, an agent brought up a deal she had just lost. The buyer picked their own inspector. The inspector wrote a report so…

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OneTrust sues UWM, E Mortgage Capital over trade secret theft

Jun 12, 2026 · 1:40 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

OneTrust Home Loans is suing competitors E Mortgage Capital (EMC) and United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), along with 31 former employees of a former Arizona…

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Veteran housing policy needs a preservation strategy

Jun 12, 2026 · 7:59 AM Maureen Carlson HousingWire

America has made a promise to its veterans. Their service will be honored not just in words, but in how they live long after they return home. Yet much of…

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Continuity is becoming the new competitive advantage in homebuilder sales

Jun 12, 2026 · 7:00 AM New Home Star HousingWire

For decades, the homebuying journey followed a relatively predictable path. Buyers would visit communities, meet with sales representatives to gather…

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