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Housing Industry News

Superus Careers partners with HEXA Ventures on $1M mortgage recruiting tech initiative

Sep 9, 2026 · 01:00 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

The $1 million commitment is a line of credit from HEXA for Superus to fund tech development

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Housing Industry News

The Agency expands into Rhode Island

Sep 9, 2026 · 01:00 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The Agency opened 27 new offices in 2025 and now has more than 190 offices across 17 countries

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Housing Industry News

Florida continues to dominate the list of top retirement destinations

Sep 8, 2026 · 09:04 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

Orlando's No. 1 position is driven by exceptional tax friendliness

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Housing Industry News

Better continues leadership shake-up as Chad Smith, Barry Feierstein move on

Sep 8, 2026 · 08:48 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

David Parrish is promoted, with COOs Smith and Feierstein stepping down amid financial and C-suite turmoil

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Huntington promotes Brant Standridge to president

Sep 8, 2026 · 07:44 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Former Truist executive joined Huntington in 2022 and led integrations tied to Cadence and Veritex expansion

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Mortgage Rate News

Mortgage Rates Unchanged to Start The Week

Sep 8, 2026 · 07:09 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Top tier 30yr fixed mortgage rates started the week right where they were on Friday for the average lender. At 6.89%, we're just a hair below the highest…

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Housing Industry News

What D.R. Horton’s 2027 budget tells rivals about pricing pressure

Sep 8, 2026 · 07:04 PM Dan Oppenheim HousingWire

Horton is expected to target 82,000 to 86,000 closings, keeping discipline as rates stay elevated

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Housing Industry News

Why construction workers face one of the highest suicide risks

Sep 8, 2026 · 06:53 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

CDC data found construction suicide rates ran 4 times the national average, as groups expand toolkits and training

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Housing Industry News

Foundry Group joins Compass Raleigh in Moore County

Sep 8, 2026 · 05:44 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The team reported $30.45M on 81.5 sides in 2025, plus $200M in Moore County closed volume overall

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Housing Industry News

Atlas VMS acquires CloseClear.ai

Sep 8, 2026 · 05:02 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Atlas plans to integrate the platform's monitoring capabilities into AIM-Port as a premium offering

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