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Housing Industry News

UWM posts Q3 profit as Oaktree deal, MSR sales drive deleveraging

Nov 4, 2026 · 05:39 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Net income reached $212.5 million in the third quarter

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Can MLS portals turn listing data into next steps

Nov 4, 2026 · 05:36 PM Steven McCloskey HousingWire

RESO conversations and MLS research suggest portals rarely connect CRM context to workflows in-session

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Fresh estimates from Better 2.0 plan place annualized savings at $30.4M

Nov 4, 2026 · 05:06 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Newest savings of $7.5M came from management cuts, AI agent use and vendor caps, with a $64.2M total target

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Mortgage applications down 1.2% as ARM share rises

Nov 4, 2026 · 03:55 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

ARM share rose to 11.4% while purchase applications fell 4% during the past week

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Homebuilding scale lessons from Carvana’s integrated model

Nov 4, 2026 · 03:55 PM Scott Finfer HousingWire

Carvana posted $483 million net income with 6.0% margin; towers are marketing, the system drives profit

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HouseCanary expands Google Listings Program with three brokerages

Nov 4, 2026 · 03:00 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The additions include a 700-agent Florida brokerage and ENRG Realty’s 14-state network

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Beyond the credit report: How lenders can navigate the next era of mortgage credit

Nov 4, 2026 · 08:00 AM HW Media Content Studio HousingWire

Advantage Partners Solutions’ Patrick Tynan explains why new scoring options, rising costs and evolving credit requirements are changing how lenders…

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The deal closed. When do the savings start?

Nov 4, 2026 · 08:00 AM Steve Schilsky HousingWire

For homebuilders, the timing of acquisition savings often comes down to the systems and Supplier connections already in place

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The mortgage operating model after AI

Nov 4, 2026 · 08:00 AM Oren Michaely HousingWire

A persistent borrower profile could reduce handoffs and let multiple risk models run on the same evidence

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Non-QM’s two uncomfortable truths

Nov 4, 2026 · 08:00 AM Suha Beidas Zehl HousingWire

With non-QM originations projected at $175 billion in 2026, late-stage fallout is becoming a competitive cost

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