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Housing Industry News

NEXA Lending launches new compensation model, touts 100% revenue split for LOs

Sep 1, 2026 · 09:56 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

CEO Mike Kortas: ‘If you are producing the business ... we believe you should have access to all of it’

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Housing Industry News

NEXA Lending launches new model, touts 100% revenue split for LOs

Sep 1, 2026 · 09:56 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

CEO Mike Kortas: ‘If you are producing the business ... we believe you should have access to all of it’

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Housing Industry News

Condo no-go: California defect reform fails at deadline

Sep 1, 2026 · 09:03 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

Late Senate amendments sent AB 1903 back to the Assembly; the legislative session clock ran out before a vote

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Douglas Elliman names Jamie Gagliano national brokerage COO

Sep 1, 2026 · 08:59 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

She will oversee national operations and align workflows with Elius, the firm’s AI platform built on Google Cloud.

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Social Security reform pressure mounts ahead of midterm elections

Sep 1, 2026 · 08:51 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The program’s retirement trust fund is projected to face insolvency in 2032

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Rocket Pro to build 3 mortgage tech tools pitched by brokers

Sep 1, 2026 · 08:36 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

The company presented three prototypes created from broker-submitted ideas for its Big Pitch contest

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Why did a $305M California land facility still get done in 2026?

Sep 1, 2026 · 08:33 PM John McManus HousingWire

Deal funds 3,000-plus lots as AD&C rates hit 10.43% for acquisition and 12.59% for development

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Alex Vidal joins REMAX as president after Real REMAX deal

Sep 1, 2026 · 08:30 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

The former ERA brand president will report to CEO Tamir Poleg as Real REMAX Group reshapes leadership.

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Housing Industry News

NCLC: Heirship affidavits help families keep inherited homes and access aid

Sep 1, 2026 · 08:02 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

Making these documents more available and accepted could be especially helpful to Black and low-income families who wish to preserve ownership and…

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Mortgage Rate News

Mortgage Rates Pushing New Long-Term Highs

Sep 1, 2026 · 08:02 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Fighting intensified today between the U.S. and Iran. Oil prices moved higher fairly quickly and bond yields followed. This has been a common pattern during…

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