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Scissor stairs may lower Washington multifamily building costs

May 29, 2026 · 7:58 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

Zoning reform has grabbed most of the attention in housing policy circles, but sometimes it’s the unglamorous, technical building code changes that save…

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StreetMatrix adds Arizona and Utah to its housing index

May 29, 2026 · 7:36 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

StreetMatrix has expanded its independent real estate analytics platform into Arizona and Utah, adding two fast-growing Western states to a housing index…

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Rocket expands on VantageScore 4.0 pilot for agency, VA loans

May 29, 2026 · 7:31 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Rocket Mortgage and Rocket Pro provided additional details this week on their rollout of VantageScore 4.0 in mortgage lending after officially announcing…

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Clariti AI Studio launches to help cities solve permitting delays

May 29, 2026 · 7:18 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

As municipalities adopt AI tools to cut days or weeks from permitting and approval timelines, one company has introduced a free training initiative for…

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Realty ONE Group launches ZONE Pro AI platform

May 29, 2026 · 6:53 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Realty ONE Group International has launched ZONE Pro, a rebuilt proprietary tech platform that uses artificial intelligence to centralize business…

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Scotiabank moves to expand US mortgage reach with MapleMark Bank purchase

May 29, 2026 · 5:32 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Scotiabank has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Maple Financial Holdings Inc. , a deal that will support its U.S. mortgage capital markets…

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Credit card and auto loan delinquencies look like 2008. Housing does not

May 29, 2026 · 5:14 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

Serious delinquencies (90 days or more past due) for credit cards and auto loans are at peak levels not seen since the Great Financial Crisis, with the…

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Tuccori opt-in settlements win preliminary approval

May 29, 2026 · 4:31 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Despite pushback and attempted intervention by the Batton and other homebuyer commission lawsuit plaintiffs, several opt-in settlements in the Tuccori…

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HMDA analysis shows wide gap in down payment assistance use

May 29, 2026 · 4:12 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Housing is generally considered affordable when it consumes no more than 30% of a household’s gross income, but for many buyers, especially first-timers,…

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Why customer value matters more than ever: Elisha Elliott on leadership, growth and innovation

May 29, 2026 · 3:40 PM Lesley Collins HousingWire

As part of HousingWire ’s Editor’s Choice awards spotlight series, we’re spotlighting past Women of Influence honorees whose careers, leadership and…

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