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MAVERIX adds former Compass International Holdings executive Anna Visioli as strategic advisor

Oct 30, 2026 · 5:11 PM Tracey Velt HousingWire

Visioli held multiple leadership roles focused on building technology platforms, operational programs and strategic initiatives across large brokerage networks

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$711 million is sitting in the commission suit settlement fund, so when do payouts start?

Oct 30, 2026 · 3:52 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

JND reports 2.7 million claims processed, while the court pauses payments and audits administrator invoices

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California’s housing push braves a lion’s den of local NIMBY tactics

Oct 30, 2026 · 3:15 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

The 398-home plan includes 97 very-low-income units and sought streamlined approval on commercially zoned land

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eXp Realty coming soon listings to appear on RealScout

Oct 30, 2026 · 3:07 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

The companies did not provide a launch date, expanding eXp syndication beyond Realtor.com and Homes.com

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Exclusive: Dark Matter acquires House Numbers’ agentic AI platform

Oct 30, 2026 · 2:30 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Jeff Levinsohn, the co-founder and CEO of House Numbers, joins Dark Matter as chief AI officer

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Student Hack-A-House trailblazers focus on housing’s bottlenecks

Oct 30, 2026 · 12:48 PM John McManus HousingWire

64 university teams pitched 24-hour solutions spanning panelized production, permitting workflow, and manufactured home finance

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Homebuilder profits, why brand beats volume for Toll Brothers

Oct 30, 2026 · 12:25 PM Scott Finfer HousingWire

The homebuilder scale trap is that revenue can rise 50% while profits fall; Toll tripled net income as Lennar earned less than in 2020

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AI can speed housing development amid crisis

Oct 30, 2026 · 7:00 AM Valerie White HousingWire

Seattle reported intake review time cut by about 50%; Honolulu permit decisions averaged 32.5 days versus 73 days

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Rocket posts $709M profit in Q3 despite tougher mortgage market

Oct 29, 2026 · 9:39 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Rocket guided Q4 adjusted revenue to range of $2.1 billion to $2.3 billion while noting that refis could drop nearly 50% from Q3

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Why Howard Hanna was missing from Open Real Estate launch list

Oct 29, 2026 · 8:40 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

CEO Hoby Hanna says founders have contacted him, he wants clarity on governance, funding and end goals before committing

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