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Mortgage Rate News

Highest Rates in Over a Year, But There's a Silver Lining

Jul 23, 2026 · 5:41 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Mortgage moved higher today, and while the jump was no larger than the one seen on Monday, both were 'above average' and both took rates in the wrong…

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Housing Industry News

Voters in all parties support federal housing help beyond the ROAD

Jul 23, 2026 · 5:39 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is now law , but most housing industry leaders argue that there is far more work to be done. Voters strongly agree. A…

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Housing Industry News

Real estate whack-a-mole and the never-ending consumer protection battle

Jul 23, 2026 · 5:30 PM Wendy Gilch HousingWire

People assume I catch everything in this industry because I’m chronically online. The truth is less flattering to my willpower and more flattering to my…

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Housing Industry News

Sitzer/Burnett plaintiffs seek MLS data access in NAR settlement

Jul 23, 2026 · 5:26 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

It may be nearly three years since a Missouri jury found the real estate industry liable for colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions…

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Housing Industry News

ERA Key Realty Services launches redesigned website AI upgrades

Jul 23, 2026 · 4:25 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Massachusetts-based ERA Key Realty Services has launched a redesigned website in partnership with RELIANCEai , upgrading its digital platform with new…

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Housing Industry News

Reverse mortgage market faces challenging second half of 2026

Jul 23, 2026 · 3:48 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Industry professionals expect the reverse mortgage market to remain challenging throughout the second half of 2026 as elevated mortgage rates and…

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Housing Industry News

Fathom links financial control failures to former CEOs and undisclosed side deal

Jul 23, 2026 · 3:16 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Fathom Holdings has disclosed potential “material misstatements” in previous financial reports, placing blame on alleged actions of the company’s former…

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Housing Industry News

U.S. apartment demand hits a high mark as pipeline slows

Jul 23, 2026 · 3:14 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

The U.S. apartment market posted its strongest quarter in nearly two years, as renter demand outpaced a shrinking construction pipeline, commercial real…

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Housing Industry News

Why homebuilders struggle to scale new initiatives

Jul 23, 2026 · 1:37 PM Matt Winter, TradeTrax HousingWire

Despite the reputation production homebuilders get for resisting change – and failing at innovation – the best path to a homebuilding team member’s career…

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Housing Industry News

‘Tale of two’ Miami housing markets reflects changing priorities, international demand

Jul 23, 2026 · 1:20 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

South Florida’s housing market is navigating a notable shift in mid-2026, characterized by a sharp divergence between a tight, high-end single-family market…

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