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Real estate brokers urge MLSs to modernize before agents find workarounds

Oct 1, 2026 · 01:10 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

CMLS Open House panelists pointed to AI, fewer SaaS layers, and standardized data as priorities for reducing friction across markets

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Flyhomes hires three executives to grow buy before you sell

Oct 1, 2026 · 01:00 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

New executives will support product, partner enablement and business development for lenders and broker partners

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Fathom’s revised deal brings $130M in digital assets — and a new real estate strategy

Oct 1, 2026 · 12:46 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Stock for assets plan values contributed portfolio at no less than $130M, Neighborhood Intelligence, formerly known as Bed Bath and Beyond, would control Fathom

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CertifID acquires Closinglock to strengthen real estate fraud defenses

Oct 1, 2026 · 11:00 AM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

Leaders said combining the two platforms will allow threat intelligence to be shared across a broader customer base

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Before your borrower’s AI agent calls mine: Three questions mortgage servicers aren’t asking yet

Oct 1, 2026 · 07:00 AM Anwar Ali HousingWire

A framework for disclosure, authentication and ongoing fitness in a world where the caller might not be a person at all

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Pending home sales are falling, but the slowdown isn’t hitting every market

Sep 30, 2026 · 8:29 PM Rachel Bader, HW Data HousingWire

Falling pending sales are revealing a more uneven housing market

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A Super El Niño is brewing — what it could mean for housing

Sep 30, 2026 · 8:21 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

California and the Gulf Coast are projected to be the main, but not only, impact areas

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CHLA backs Pulte plan for GSE credit score disclosures

Sep 30, 2026 · 7:20 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Letter to FHFA says the added data could improve MBS transparency and reduce recurring credit score cost increases

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Compass’s Reffkin gives MLSs an ultimatum: Change listing rules or face lawsuits

Sep 30, 2026 · 7:08 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Exclusive HousingWire coverage from CMLS: Reffkin said Compass could file antitrust suits by mid-October and set an October 6 deadline

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Archwest Capital closes $300M rated RTL securitization

Sep 30, 2026 · 5:58 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Deal is backed by 218 loans, plus a $98.5M accumulation account and a two-year revolving structure

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