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Freddie Mac’s Q3 profit declines as higher projected mortgage rates push credit-loss provisions

Oct 29, 2026 · 2:45 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Net income fell 16% from the previous quarter to $3.2 billion as a credit-loss benefit turned into a provision

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Zillow to pay $212.5M settlement in iBuying class action

Oct 29, 2026 · 2:05 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

The Jaeger case alleges misstatements on volumes and pricing accuracy, Zillow Offers ended after a $304M Q3 2021 write-down

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Sandra Thompson flags mortgage risk in FHFA’s unified score pricing

Oct 29, 2026 · 1:55 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Thompson said that changing the credit score framework is “no small task”

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Why Century and Meritage ended Q3 with too much inventory

Oct 29, 2026 · 12:47 PM Dan Oppenheim HousingWire

Century Communities guided to incentives up 2% to 2.5% in Q4, after incentives hit 13% of ASP in Q3

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Ten strategies builders need for America’s 2030s demographic cliff

Oct 29, 2026 · 9:39 AM John McManus HousingWire

Slower household growth and aging demand could reshape land strategy, underwriting, and operating scale

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Single-family new-home permits could fall 24% to 86% by 2035

Oct 29, 2026 · 9:32 AM Scott Cox HousingWire

Scott Cox models 2025-to-2035 demand at 123,000 to 670,000 permits a year vs. about 880,000 now

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A bigger slice of a smaller pie

Oct 29, 2026 · 7:00 AM Mark Milam HousingWire

Existing home sales have hovered near 4 million annually for 4 years, pushing a larger share fight

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Mortgage lending’s next big risk is between data and decision

Oct 29, 2026 · 7:00 AM Gerald Green HousingWire

As credit models, verification sources and AI workflows multiply, lenders need more than information. They need a defensible basis for relying on it.

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The housing market gets a positive Fed day for a change

Oct 28, 2026 · 11:13 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

We still have some pressing issues with inflation, but it looks like the Fed doesn’t want to go crazy with rate hikes

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Alexander brothers sentenced to 30 years for sex trafficking

Oct 28, 2026 · 9:43 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

The brothers were convicted in March 2026 after 11 women testified during trial

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