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Huntsville Realtors names Tiffany James CEO to lead ValleyMLS

Jun 1, 2026 · 02:51 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The Huntsville Area Association of Realtors (HAAR) has appointed association veteran Tiffany James as its next chief executive officer, the trade group said…

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Plaza Home Mortgage discloses data breach affecting customers, employees

Jun 1, 2026 · 02:49 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Plaza Home Mortgage , a wholesale and correspondent mortgage lender, has disclosed a data breach due to a security incident that may have exposed customers’…

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ICE rolls out Encompass-integrated Fraud Monitor

Jun 1, 2026 · 02:19 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) on Monday announced the launch of ICE Fraud Monitor, a mortgage fraud and property research solution integrated with the…

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Realtracs keeps Zillow listing feed live until June 8

Jun 1, 2026 · 01:43 PM Brooklee Han, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Despite an announcement last week, Realtracs will continue sending listing feeds to Zillow until June 8, even though the deadline for Zillow to comply with…

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When homebuilder M&A turns hostile, talent often walks

Jun 1, 2026 · 10:24 AM Scott Finfer HousingWire

In business, executives often spend months modeling synergies, forecasting EBITDA improvements, and calculating cost savings. Yet the factor most likely to…

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Barrett Financial’s Christina Harmes on emotional intelligence for reverse mortgage brokers

Jun 1, 2026 · 10:00 AM Neil Pierson HousingWire

Christina Harmes has the reverse mortgage bug in her blood. She previously worked with her father, Scott, at C2 Financial Corp. , one of the nation’s…

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Eye on the wrong prize: How the myth of loan officer productivity is costing lenders

Jun 1, 2026 · 07:33 AM Bernard Nossuli HousingWire

Few phrases surface more often in mortgage boardrooms than “loan officer productivity.” Leaders understandably want more loans per originator, more dollar…

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Berkshire Hathaway to buy Taylor Morrison in $8.5 billion all-cash deal

May 31, 2026 · 9:37 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has agreed to acquire Taylor Morrison Home Corporation in an all-cash deal valuing the national homebuilder at approximately $8.5…

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Housing inventory just turned negative year over year

May 30, 2026 · 9:30 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

Housing inventory officially went negative year-over-year last week. This might be a shocker to some people, but not for readers of our Housing Market…

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Beazer takeover bid tests book value and returns

May 29, 2026 · 9:24 PM John McManus HousingWire

Hostile takeovers don’t happen often among publicly traded companies in America, and they’re even rarer in U.S. homebuilding. So a little over a week of…

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