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Hometap updates HEI pricing with two-tier multiplier

Jun 16, 2026 · 1:00 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Home equity investment (HEI) company Hometap has introduced a new pricing structure that it says will lower the cost of accessing home equity and make its…

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The next DFW boom may be south, not north, here is the roadmap

Jun 16, 2026 · 12:48 PM Scott Finfer HousingWire

For more than half a century, growth in Dallas-Fort Worth has largely moved in one direction: north. Each generation of expansion pushed the metropolitan…

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The financing gap that keeps starter homes out of reach

Jun 16, 2026 · 7:49 AM Alan Stalcup HousingWire

I launched a condo conversion community recently. Units priced between $90,000 and $140,000. Sold six in the first week. Five of the six were…

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What mortgage professionals need to know about reverse mortgages

Jun 16, 2026 · 7:30 AM Finance of America HousingWire

As America’s population ages, a growing number of homeowners are entering retirement with substantial housing wealth and new questions about how to use it.…

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Fresh off seed round, BrokerBot eyes next phase of brokerage automation

Jun 15, 2026 · 11:09 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

For many real estate brokers, the daily barrage of agent questions — “Where’s the W-9?,” or, “What’s our commission split again?” — adds up to dozens of…

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Why more private homebuilders face a succession test now

Jun 15, 2026 · 9:14 PM John McManus HousingWire

A succession challenge homebuilding can no longer ignore A second U.S. President in a row to serve past the age of 80 is in the Oval Office. Whether spoken…

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Zillow investor sues over Redfin rental syndication deal

Jun 15, 2026 · 8:38 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Zillow is facing yet another lawsuit related to its multifamily rental syndication deal with Redfin , first announced in February 2025. The listing portal…

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Saluda Grade brushes off macro concerns to bet on home equity resilience

Jun 15, 2026 · 8:16 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Alternative investment firm Saluda Grade doesn’t see the interest rate environment or the current signals of consumer financial stress taking the shine off…

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Why hazard insurance is becoming a housing market constraint

Jun 15, 2026 · 8:15 PM Jody Kahn, JK Housing Advisory HousingWire

The U.S. needs a new strategy to address the significant recovery costs following large-scale disasters Disasters such as fires, floods and tornadoes are…

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HECM for Purchase has been grounded. Reverse mortgage pros are trying to give it wings

Jun 15, 2026 · 8:11 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) have long been the gold standard product set for reverse mortgage originators, but they became a minority share of…

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