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Stylecraft Builders’ micro approach to margin, pace and growth

Jun 11, 2026 · 9:08 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

Stylecraft Builders , a second-generation-led Texas homebuilder more than four decades in the making, is not letting homebuilding’s underwhelming 2026…

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Buffini & Company adds three senior executives to scale coaching

Jun 11, 2026 · 8:49 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Buffini & Company has added three senior executives — Steve Pacinelli as chief revenue officer, JB Bolton as chief operating officer and Ethan Beute as…

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Rechat adds custom app building features

Jun 11, 2026 · 8:16 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Rechat has expanded its platform to allow brokerages, teams, technology providers and vendors to build and deploy custom branded applications directly on…

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New York reform prioritizes housing production over climate review

Jun 11, 2026 · 8:12 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

New York state’s most sweeping reform of a 50-year-old environmental review law is on the books. Gov. Kathy Hochul secured the changes as part of the state…

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eXp World completes AGNT name change, relocates to Texas

Jun 11, 2026 · 7:31 PM Brooklee Han, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

eXp World Holdings, Inc. has completed its corporate transformation to AGNT, Inc . , including a formal name change and a move of its legal domicile from…

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2026 RealTrends Verified: Family ties drive success for The Horak Group

Jun 11, 2026 · 7:27 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

Long before she became a real estate agent helping lead one of the nation’s top-performing small teams, Molly Horak was spending her days in an infant…

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Jay Clayton tapped for DNI role as Congress pushes back on Pulte

Jun 11, 2026 · 7:26 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

President Donald Trump confirmed Thursday that Bill Pulte ’s tenure as acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) will be temporary. He announced on…

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Washington agents now face limits on private listings

Jun 11, 2026 · 7:21 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

On Thursday morning, real estate professionals in Washington state woke up having to comply with a new law requiring them to publicly market their…

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US foreclosure filings rise 14% annually in May, led by Southeast states

Jun 11, 2026 · 6:16 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

U.S. foreclosure activity continued its gradual annual rise in May 2026 even as filings declined from April, according to ATTOM ’s latest Foreclosure Market…

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Why eXp and NextHome say the private listings war is here

Jun 11, 2026 · 6:10 PM Tracey Velt, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

At an event in France, an eXp Realty agent who had relocated from Southern California pulled eXp Realty CEO Leo Pareja aside with a warning from the other…

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