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Housing Industry News

Ten years after: Schaefer Homes revs up its engines for growth

Jun 4, 2026 · 08:24 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

After spending much of its first decade laying the groundwork for growth, Maryland-based Schaefer Homes emerged as the eighth-fastest-growing homebuilder by…

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NALHFA: HUD cuts would worsen housing affordability challenges

Jun 4, 2026 · 07:28 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

Affordable housing advocates are warning that proposed reductions to several key U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs could make…

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Mortgage Rate News

Mortgage Rates Lower Today, But in a Narrow Range

Jun 4, 2026 · 07:13 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

After hitting long-term highs on May 19th, mortgage rates dropped somewhat quickly by May 26th. Ever since then, they've been moving back and forth in a…

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Secondary mortgage market waits for data, creates workarounds amid shift to alternative credit scores

Jun 4, 2026 · 07:11 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Mortgage lenders are rolling out new credit scoring models , but in the secondary market, investors and credit rating agencies are awaiting additional…

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Achieve expands fixed-rate HELOC with $700,000 cap

Jun 4, 2026 · 06:53 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Achieve has expanded its fixed-rate home equity line of credit (HELOC) program, raising the maximum loan amount to $700,000 and lowering its lowest…

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HECM broker rankings hold steady in March as Atlantic Avenue stays at No. 1

Jun 4, 2026 · 06:18 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

The country’s largest reverse mortgage brokerages based on February activity continued to set the pace in March across the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (…

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Newfi integrates Prudent AI for non-QM income analysis

Jun 4, 2026 · 06:03 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Newfi Lending has integrated Prudent AI ’s income analysis engine into its broker portal, giving brokers near real-time calculations for non-QM loans and…

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Lawmakers urge FTC to probe real estate referral practices

Jun 4, 2026 · 05:55 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Two federal lawmakers are urging Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew Ferguson to investigate the referral practices of online real estate…

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Housing Industry News

Florida, California counties top ATTOM list of high-risk housing markets

Jun 4, 2026 · 05:44 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Unemployment and foreclosure activity were the primary drivers of housing market risk in the first quarter of 2026, with clusters of vulnerable counties in…

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Housing Industry News

Better, Coinbase fund Fannie Mae-backed bitcoin mortgage

Jun 4, 2026 · 05:30 PM Sarah Wolak, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Better Home & Finance Holding Co. and Coinbase have funded what the companies say is the first Fannie Mae -backed mortgage in the U.S. that uses bitcoin as…

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