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AI-native lending platform Copperlane lands $4.1M seed round

Jun 12, 2026 · 7:58 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Copperlane , an AI-native mortgage origination platform, has raised $4.1 million in seed funding to scale an autonomous AI mortgage loan officer that aims…

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Markets await Warsh’s first meeting as Fed chair

Jun 12, 2026 · 7:42 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will lead his first policy meeting next week as investors increasingly question whether interest rates could rise again if…

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Google listing ads raise questions about IDX licensing

Jun 12, 2026 · 7:31 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Google made waves on Thursday, announcing the nationwide expansion of its real estate listing ads. A pilot program version of these listing ads launched in…

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2026 RealTrends Verified: Ivan & Mike Team ride ultra-luxury wave in Miami

Jun 12, 2026 · 7:23 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

Ivan & Mike Team , a Compass -affiliated ultra-luxury real estate group serving South Florida’s high-end housing market, finished No. 19 among medium-sized…

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Guild pushes GSEs to scale residual income analysis

Jun 12, 2026 · 7:21 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Guild Mortgage is advocating for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to adopt residual income analysis at scale through ongoing conversations and data sharing. The…

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How do reverse mortgages tie into rising demand for aging-in-place technology?

Jun 12, 2026 · 6:54 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

With America’s population set to age quickly in the coming decades, and with the pace of technological innovation also evolving by the day, it’s only…

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Google went national. Now who negotiates for the MLS?

Jun 12, 2026 · 5:32 PM Darryl Davis HousingWire

Google’s announcement Thursday that it will display home listings inside mobile search results in all 50 states reads like an ad product update. It is not.…

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As housing costs outpace wages, LISC’s Michael Pugh calls for action

Jun 12, 2026 · 5:10 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Low- and moderate-income Americans are being priced out of both renting and owning as housing costs outpace wages, insurance premiums soar and aging housing…

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2026 RealTrends Verified: Perry Group scales in Utah with systems and culture

Jun 12, 2026 · 4:27 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Founded by Jack Perry and his two sons, Michael and John Perry, the Utah-based Perry Group, brokered by The Real Brokerage , has grown significantly from…

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Why homebuilders still tend to misread the trade labor shortage

Jun 12, 2026 · 4:02 PM Matt Winter, TradeTrax HousingWire

As new home sales decline across the country, solving the trade labor shortage has become a lower priority for most production homebuilders. Most builders…

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