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Veterans United seeks dismissal of amended RESPA class-action complaint

Jun 10, 2026 · 8:25 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Veterans United Home Loans and its real estate brokerage affiliate are pushing back against an amended class-action lawsuit that accuses the companies of…

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Who will pay Florida’s sky-high property taxes? Voters must choose

Jun 10, 2026 · 8:22 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

Florida homeowners didn’t vote for higher property tax bills, but they’re getting them anyway. A historic wave of in-migration caused the hike. Gov. Ron…

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Figure CEO Michael Tannenbaum on the strategy behind $717M Kiavi purchase

Jun 10, 2026 · 7:29 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

On Wednesday morning, Figure Technology Solutions announced it would acquire fix-and-flip lender Kiavi , a move executives say will add about 40% to…

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Not all housing demand growth reflects market strength

Jun 10, 2026 · 7:27 PM Rachel Bader, HW Data HousingWire

For much of the past year, the housing conversation has focused on whether demand is improving. Weekly pending sales continue to run ahead of last year’s…

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Brands By Integra earns GameChanger nod with 65% transaction growth

Jun 10, 2026 · 7:21 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

Brands By Integra has been named a 2026 GameChanger by RealTrends Verified — increasing transaction sides by 65% between 2021 and 2025 as it navigated one…

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Why mortgage’s regulatory floor is an AI moat

Jun 10, 2026 · 7:18 PM Sandeep Shivam HousingWire

Every mortgage AI demo this year ends the same way: the loan closes itself. The most valuable AI deployments in mortgage end differently, with the…

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Bill aims to shred red tape for Buy America housing funds access

Jun 10, 2026 · 6:51 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

On Tuesday, lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the Build American Efficiency Act , a bill designed to make it easier for…

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Why purchase applications are rising even as mortgage rates climb

Jun 10, 2026 · 6:31 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

Yesterday, existing home sales data beat estimates, with revisions that show a positive trend in home sales, and then today the purchase application data…

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The Agency adds 1,200 agents in New York tri-state expansion

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

The Agency , a global luxury real estate brokerage founded in 2011 by Mauricio Umansky , is adding a tri-state brokerage operation formerly affiliated with…

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2026 RealTrends Verified: James Harris focuses on quality over quantity to unlock top ranking

Jun 10, 2026 · 5:39 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

For James Harris, the leader and founder of Harris & Partners , a top-producing large team based in Beverly Hills, California , the key to his team’s…

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