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Envoy Mortgage taps Chad Smith as CEO, deepens integration with PLACE

Sep 8, 2026 · 04:00 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Move adds a formal CEO role atop Envoy as it seeks to scale to $4 billion in yearly production

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MBA sues New Jersey over disparate impact rule

Sep 8, 2026 · 03:48 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Trade group says rule forces race-based lending decisions

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Daniel Lewis urges Better shareholders to reject Vishal Garg’s proposals

Sep 8, 2026 · 03:31 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Interim CEO says all directors except Garg oppose his return

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Zillow asks court to stay discrimination suit pending arbitration

Sep 8, 2026 · 01:58 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Filing in U.S. District Court in Denver follows claims by former manager Kenneth Brantley, who was terminated in September 2025.

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NEXA Lending names Geri Farr CEO, Mike Kortas moves to executive partner

Sep 8, 2026 · 11:30 AM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Kortas becomes executive partner while Farr takes day to day oversight of the executive team and operations

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Can tech keep agents out of trouble for listing mistakes?

Sep 7, 2026 · 02:55 PM Skylar Lawrence-LeBel HousingWire

LiDAR measurements and 3D tours can back up square footage and limit misleading AI edited listing photos.

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Truss Financial scales hybrid model with new direct lending platform

Sep 7, 2026 · 01:00 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Truss is adding in-house underwriting and funding to cut turn times

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Florida’s housing market looks shaky. Orlando tells a more complicated story

Sep 7, 2026 · 01:00 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

For buyers outside the vacation segment, affordability remains a central concern

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FSBO.com rolls out tech platform to streamline home purchase agreements

Sep 7, 2026 · 12:00 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Developed from technology first built at Homepie, PACT is part of FSBO.com’s broader effort to digitize transactions from listing through closing

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George Morales on proprietary reverse mortgages and MISMO standards

Sep 7, 2026 · 10:00 AM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

The MISMO reverse workgroup chair says standardization is meant to reduce tech barriers for lenders entering the space

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