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Rocket Companies upsizes bond deal to $1.5 billion

Jun 10, 2026 · 3:57 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Rocket Companies has priced the issuance of $1.5 billion in senior notes in an oversubscribed transaction, with proceeds to refinance an existing term loan,…

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Dream Finders built scale through deals. Could KB be on the list?

Jun 10, 2026 · 3:43 PM Scott Finfer HousingWire

Author’s Note: I worked for KB Home during two periods of my career and remain grateful for the experience. This analysis is based solely on publicly…

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New York listings bill calls Compass’s bluff

Jun 10, 2026 · 3:35 PM Darryl Davis HousingWire

While most of the industry kept its eyes on Zillow and the portals, a bill quietly cleared a full chamber of the New York State Legislature, and almost…

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May inflation climbs to 4.2%, Fed likely stays on hold

Jun 10, 2026 · 3:25 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Prices of goods and services continued to climb in May, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) . In May, the…

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Figure bolsters first-lien strategy with $717M deal for Kiavi

Jun 10, 2026 · 2:55 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Figure Technology Solutions will acquire Kiavi in a $717 million deal that increases its exposure to real estate investor loans and the first-lien mortgage…

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CoStar targets Zillow Preview in amicus filing over MRED feed

Jun 10, 2026 · 2:15 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

CoStar Group is looking to insert itself into Zillow ’s ongoing antitrust battle with Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) and Compass International Holdings .…

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Bringas Home Team Joins simpliHŌM, plans southern California expansion

Jun 10, 2026 · 2:09 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The Bringas Home Team , a California real estate team serving Riverside and San Diego counties, has left LPT Realty to join simpliHŌM , a national brokerage…

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PennyMac names Tiffany To, Ontollo CEO, to board of directors

Jun 10, 2026 · 1:45 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

PennyMac Financial Services Inc. announced on Tuesday that Tiffany To, the CEO and co-founder of AI and operational intelligence software company Ontollo,…

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Refinance and purchase applications rebound in latest MBA survey

Jun 10, 2026 · 1:03 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Mortgage applications increased 10.8% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) weekly mortgage applications…

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The responsible AI framework every mortgage lender needs before going live

Jun 10, 2026 · 7:41 AM David Aach HousingWire

Every technology adoption cycle reaches a point where the question shifts from “should we?” to “how fast can we?” In mortgage lending, AI has reached that…

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