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Housing Industry News

Taylor Morrison CEO says trust can scale in a stress-test market

Sep 17, 2026 · 7:43 PM John McManus HousingWire

In a market where 66% of builders use incentives, Sheryl Palmer points to reputation, internal alignment, and data systems as advantages

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Housing Industry News

Florida Agency Network expands CertifID use across closings

Sep 17, 2026 · 7:21 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

FAN said the rollout adds direct wire fraud protection to every closing it conducts

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Housing Industry News

NYC buyers caught in the middle of StreetEasy, Compass listing fight

Sep 17, 2026 · 7:19 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Compass pulled listings in August, StreetEasy also capped Experts participation at 20% per firm

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Housing Industry News

Housing starts outlook turns negative through 2027 as costs rise

Sep 17, 2026 · 7:01 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

Buy-downs now support 80-90% of new-home sales as margins tighten and labor shortages persist

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Mortgage Rate News

Mortgage Rates Back Near Lows of The Week

Sep 17, 2026 · 6:50 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

We love it when a plan comes together. Heading into yesterday's Fed announcement, the hope was that a rate hike would reassure investors in longer-term…

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Housing Industry News

Zillow Preview listings now live on Realtor.com

Sep 17, 2026 · 6:41 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Listings will be labeled Realtor.com Preview Listings under a syndication deal first announced in May

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Housing Industry News

UWM says 25% of borrowers benefit from new credit score model

Sep 17, 2026 · 6:32 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Lender’s data lines up with analysts’ estimates based on historical performance

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Housing Industry News

Foreclosure filings rise 13% year-over-year, South hit hardest

Sep 17, 2026 · 6:31 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Lenders repossessed 5,794 properties through completed foreclosures in August

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Housing Industry News

Single-family rents rise 1.8% year over year in July

Sep 17, 2026 · 6:17 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Among the markets analyzed, rent growth was slowest in the South

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Housing Industry News

Need a boost with reverse mortgage conversion rates? Direct mail could be the answer

Sep 17, 2026 · 6:13 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

Mutual of Omaha Mortgage cites heavy same-day reads of direct mail among seniors, as well as higher ROI for these campaigns

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