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Finance of America grows origination volume but reports $110M loss in Q3

Nov 3, 2026 · 11:03 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Funded volume increased 24% year over year to $748 million, but higher interest rates pressured origination margins

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MSRs trade at richest levels in decades as lenders, funds pile in

Nov 3, 2026 · 10:17 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

From Rate’s full retention stance to UWM’s bulk sale, strategies diverge

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NIMBYs cite a 155-year-old law to thwart a San Francisco project

Nov 3, 2026 · 09:54 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

A Reconstruction-era civil rights statute is the sole federal hook in a lawsuit over homes above a waterfront Safeway

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Why homebuilders and lot sellers no longer price risk the same way

Nov 3, 2026 · 09:24 PM John McManus HousingWire

Public homebuilder gross margins fell to about 20% from 26%, and incentives rose to about 8% to 12% of prices

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Social Security COLA, tax break could narrow spending gap for older consumers in 2027

Nov 3, 2026 · 08:11 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Policy drivers could have implications for housing, including renovation demand and affordability assessments for older clients

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Real Brokerage expands in Midwest with Iowa-based The Team

Nov 3, 2026 · 06:47 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Dubuque-based group reports $1.2B volume since 2020, with plans to recruit and enter new markets

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Mortgage rates have a quiet week as markets digest Fed comments, Trump’s directive

Nov 3, 2026 · 06:38 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

HousingWire’s Mortgage Rates Center shows 30-year fixed rates at 7.38% as 77% of traders price a 25-bps hike by the Fed next month

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Why Offerpad is getting more selective on home buys

Nov 3, 2026 · 05:44 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Q3 2026 transactions rose to 324, but fell 32% from a year earlier as sales cycles lengthened

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RealTrends Verified brokerage ERA Live Moore acquisition and other brokerage moves

Nov 3, 2026 · 05:36 PM Tracey Velt HousingWire

Deals and leadership changes span North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Florida, including ERA Live Moore acquisition and SERHANT. people mover

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The concessions field problem that breaks pay-for-listing data models

Nov 3, 2026 · 05:17 PM Nikola Gojkovic HousingWire

When concessions can be answered without a numeric amount, contribution credits reward volume over evidence

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