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MITT agrees to buy Cherry Hill, creating $9B residential mortgage REIT

Aug 10, 2026 · 2:33 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

TPG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc. on Monday agreed to acquire Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp . in a cash-and-stock deal that values Cherry Hill at…

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Borrowers trust AI more than they trust you

Aug 10, 2026 · 2:01 PM Kristin Messerli HousingWire

Last month, Claude (AI) told me to get to an emergency room immediately. It wasn’t the first time the two of us had an “emergency” on our hands. This time…

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ENRG Realty offers health insurance for agents nationwide

Aug 10, 2026 · 2:00 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

ENRG Realty is offering its real estate agents access to medical, dental and vision insurance plans nationwide with no waiting periods or annual enrollment…

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Unison closes $235M securitization

Aug 10, 2026 · 1:56 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Home equity investment provider Unison announced on Monday the closure of its UNSN 2026-2 securitization. Issued through the Unison Midgard Fund, the deal…

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Grand Rapids leads Midwest housing surge as buyers chase affordability

Aug 10, 2026 · 1:00 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

The Midwest is no longer simply a lower-cost alternative for homebuyers priced out of coastal markets. Increasingly, it is becoming a destination in its own…

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Real estate’s consolidation wave is coming for proptech

Aug 10, 2026 · 12:00 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Over the past 18 months, the real estate industry has experienced a massive wave of consolidation. From Rocket Companies and Redfin , The Real Brokerage and…

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HighTechLending’s Paul Fiore on serving senior homeowners: ‘Be holistic in your approach’

Aug 10, 2026 · 10:00 AM Neil Pierson HousingWire

HighTechLending (HTL) continues to be a key player in the reverse mortgage market as evidenced by its top 10 ranking for Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (…

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Smith Douglas Homes doubles down on pace despite margin pain

Aug 10, 2026 · 9:23 AM Tyler Williams HousingWire

Most homebuilders grinding through a weaker-than-expected first half of 2026 have slowed their new-home production pace to protect margins, work through…

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M/I Homes Texas strategy, repeatable plans and fewer options

Aug 10, 2026 · 9:18 AM Scott Finfer HousingWire

I first saw the production logic in Columbus. M/I Homes later paired a similar discipline with Texas talent, southern scale and national capital. I first…

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NYC homeowners sue over pied a terre tax notices and roll

Aug 10, 2026 · 9:12 AM Richard Lawson HousingWire

New York City homeowners sued the city and Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday, challenging how officials rolled out the so-called pied-à-terre tax on high-value…

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