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OriginPoint hires Austin Reed as producing regional manager

Sep 16, 2026 · 4:30 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The 13-year mortgage veteran will focus on borrowers and agent partners across the Northeast

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Coldwell Banker Apex expands in Texas with acquisition

Sep 16, 2026 · 4:07 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The firm's 10,478 transaction sides placed No. 40 nationwide last year

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Why leaders must keep customer expectations at the center during times of change

Sep 16, 2026 · 3:55 PM Thomas Downing HousingWire

Value comes from improving agent and consumer experiences, not from chasing disruption headlines

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UWM broadens condo financing, rolls out eligibility tool

Sep 16, 2026 · 3:43 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Lender widens nonwarrantable condo eligibility

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Pennymac, UWM raise conforming loan limits ahead of FHFA update

Sep 16, 2026 · 3:31 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Pennymac set a $850,000 one-unit cap, while UWM raised its one-unit limit to $847,440 ahead of the FHFA update

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Mortgage applications dip 4% as rates climb near 7%

Sep 16, 2026 · 3:08 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

The 10-year Treasury rate moved toward 5%, pushing the 30-year fixed to 6.97%, its highest level since May 2025

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Federal court denies Zillow injunction, sends MRED claims to arbitration

Sep 16, 2026 · 10:14 AM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Illinois judge also paused Zillow’s claims against Compass pending arbitration results

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Warranty standardization can unlock trapped building benchmarks

Sep 16, 2026 · 8:45 AM Scott Finfer HousingWire

Better measurement can look worse to markets, which weakens incentives to normalize and share benchmarks

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A case for permit shot clocks builds as approval durations drag out

Sep 16, 2026 · 8:40 AM Richard Lawson HousingWire

Researchers tracked 1.1 million permits from 2000 to 2025, showing approvals, not construction, drive much of the delay

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Is non-QM a modern-day Cinderella mortgage investment?

Sep 16, 2026 · 7:00 AM Suha Zehl HousingWire

BofA Securities sees $100B in securitization issuance after record $20.9B non-QM RMBS in Q3 2025

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