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Fix follow-up first to convert more real estate leads

May 28, 2026 · 1:00 PM Darryl Davis HousingWire

Ask 10 agents what’s broken in their business. Nine will say lead generation, which means nine out of 10 will be wrong. The real leak is almost never at the…

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A start-up with a deep tech pedigree launches AI to train the trades

May 28, 2026 · 11:11 AM Tyler Williams HousingWire

For a decade and a half coming out of the Global Financial Crisis and housing crash of the 20-oughts, a shortage of skilled labor has bedeviled homebuilders…

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AI paralysis is real. Here’s how to move past it

May 28, 2026 · 7:38 AM Ryan Ozonian HousingWire

The conversation around artificial intelligence has reached a tipping point. For many professionals, the barrier is no longer skepticism. It’s saturation.…

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The insurance market at halftime: What builders need to know for the rest of 2026

May 28, 2026 · 7:00 AM Alan Umaly HousingWire

The spring housing market came in with genuine momentum. Mortgage rates had moderated. Affordability was improving at the margins. Pent-up buyer demand was…

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New research: Homebuyers value digital mortgage solutions

May 28, 2026 · 7:00 AM ServiceLink HousingWire

High rates and low inventories have beleaguered homebuyers for far too long. At a time when they should be exhilarated at the prospect of making their…

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Make payments with a reverse mortgage?

May 28, 2026 · 6:53 AM Dan Hultquist HousingWire

Most homeowners who obtain a reverse mortgage do it for one primary reason: to eliminate the required monthly principal and interest mortgage payment. And…

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Scale is now table stakes for private builders, Eastwood proves it

May 27, 2026 · 9:35 PM John McManus HousingWire

Word that Eastwood Homes would acquire Atlanta-based Peachtree Building Group on Tuesday came as any private-to-private combination might. An energized,…

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Zillow and CoStar continue to spar over Matterport 3D tours

May 27, 2026 · 9:13 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

More than six months after Zillow first pulled Matterport ’s 3D tours from its website in October 2025 , due to Matterport’s updated terms of service, the…

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Pennsylvania lawmakers set to vote on home equity investment regulations

May 27, 2026 · 8:57 PM Jonathan Delozier, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Pennsylvania lawmakers are moving to bring home equity investment (HEI) companies under state banking oversight, with a floor vote scheduled June 1. The…

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Mamdani’s $22 billion ‘grand bargain’ for NYC affordable housing

May 27, 2026 · 8:13 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

Zohran Mamdani ran for mayor on one promise: make New York City affordable again. This week, he moved to further dismantle the rules New York spent decades…

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