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Housing Industry News

First Horizon sells $4.5B mortgage portfolio at discount

Oct 16, 2026 · 6:43 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Bank is moving to align its mortgage production more closely with core relationship clients

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Mortgage Rate News

Mortgage Rates Slightly Higher Today, But Sharply Lower This Week

Oct 16, 2026 · 6:18 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

After dropping sharply over the past 5 days, mortgage rates finally reminded us that they're still capable of moving higher. Thankfully, today's bump was…

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Housing Industry News

Disruption can distract brokerage leaders from consumer expectations

Oct 16, 2026 · 5:41 PM Thomas Downing HousingWire

Lessons from deregulation, software shifts, wireless competition, and patient consumerism point to a consistent pattern, choice changes behavior

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Housing Industry News

Fannie Mae slashes 2027 mortgage forecast amid higher rates

Oct 16, 2026 · 4:03 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Refinance activity takes the brunt of the revision

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Housing Industry News

Dark Matter promotes three executives to senior leadership roles

Oct 16, 2026 · 2:47 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The company promoted three executives into CTO, CFO, legal roles

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Housing Industry News

Candidates pitch housing affordability fixes as a midterm gambit

Oct 16, 2026 · 2:13 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

Candidates pair pro-supply policies with populist proposals like investor limits, LIHTC expansion and down payment help

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Housing Industry News

AI voice agents target real estate’s next conversion opportunity

Oct 16, 2026 · 1:00 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

CINC’s Jeff Walker says the priority is recognizing lead intent during a 12-month sales cycle and acting at the right moment

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Housing Industry News

Housing M&A shifts as global capital retargets residential futures

Oct 16, 2026 · 10:50 AM John McManus HousingWire

Zelman data shows housing M&A deal value up 56% through Aug. 2026 while investment grade issuance fell 71%

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Housing Industry News

Could your lead-gen and referral practices face FTC scrutiny? Senators want a closer look

Oct 16, 2026 · 10:40 AM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Letter cites lead gen referrals, mortgage steering, and office exclusive listings as affordability pressures

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Housing Industry News

Mortgage underwriting has a blind spot: The homeowner’s largest risk

Oct 16, 2026 · 7:00 AM Marc Biron, Steven L. Siegel HousingWire

A diversified benchmark approach could reduce balance sheet shocks that precede credit deterioration

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