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Housing Industry News

Does recruiting really take 1,000 cups of coffee, or just a system?

Oct 29, 2026 · 5:31 PM Brant Levine HousingWire

Courted found 16% of agents moved in 2025, top brands traded down as net volume grew 1.8%

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ICE grows mortgage tech revenue in Q3 through Wells Fargo, Freedom deals

Oct 29, 2026 · 5:25 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Wells Fargo and Freedom Mortgage recently added home equity portfolios to ICE’s MSP platform

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Regulators urge seniors to build defenses against financial fraud, cyber threats

Oct 29, 2026 · 5:06 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

Officials at the FDIC and CFPB highlighted cyber hygiene, investment fraud red flags and veteran pension scams in their Money Smart educational series

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Parents, grandparents step in as down payment backers amid affordability crunch

Oct 29, 2026 · 3:52 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Among parents of children 5 and under, 14% have already started saving for a future down payment

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Radian announces leadership changes, including new CFO and CIO

Oct 29, 2026 · 3:42 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

The changes span mortgage insurance and specialty insurance

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Real estate’s biggest problem isn’t the appraisal. It’s the wait.

Oct 29, 2026 · 3:26 PM Boris Sanchez HousingWire

The industry keeps debating whether machines should value property. The expensive question is why anyone has to wait weeks for a first number

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FICO weighs subscription model for mortgage scores in 2027

Oct 29, 2026 · 3:15 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

New 2027 structure would sit next to FICO’s $10 Preferred Program

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Freddie Mac’s Q3 profit declines as higher projected mortgage rates push credit-loss provisions

Oct 29, 2026 · 2:45 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Net income fell 16% from the previous quarter to $3.2 billion as a credit-loss benefit turned into a provision

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Zillow to pay $212.5M settlement in iBuying class action

Oct 29, 2026 · 2:05 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

The Jaeger case alleges misstatements on volumes and pricing accuracy, Zillow Offers ended after a $304M Q3 2021 write-down

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Sandra Thompson flags mortgage risk in FHFA’s unified score pricing

Oct 29, 2026 · 1:55 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Thompson said that changing the credit score framework is “no small task”

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