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Housing Industry News

NAR President Kevin Brown warns of outside forces threatening real estate marketplace

Nov 6, 2026 · 08:12 PM Tracey Velt HousingWire

Brown compared current marketplace pressures to forces that preceded the 2008 housing crisis

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Mortgage Rate News

Mortgage Rates Hold Steady at Lows Despite Stronger Jobs Report

Nov 6, 2026 · 08:06 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Today was an odd one for mortgage rates. Anyone who's been following the rate market for very long will tell you that the monthly jobs report is one of the…

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Housing Industry News

Blend posts smaller Q3 loss, warns of steeper mortgage revenue drop ahead

Nov 6, 2026 · 06:26 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Blend reported GAAP operating loss of $2.6 million in Q3

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Housing Industry News

NRMLA asks Congress to restore HUD housing counseling funds

Nov 6, 2026 · 05:31 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

NRMLA says HECM borrowers must get HUD-approved. third-party counseling before loans can legally close

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Housing Industry News

AGNT says housing market is tough but not broken, points to ‘unmatched’ agent value

Nov 6, 2026 · 05:19 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Revenue rose to $1.4 billion, but net results swung to a $4.3 million loss

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Housing Industry News

Mortgage firms add sales leadership and expand lending teams

Nov 6, 2026 · 04:03 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Recent moves include a new national sales director at NEXA Lending, mortgage team additions at New American Funding, Better and Carter Bank, and a MISMO…

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Housing Industry News

Starwood-Trez venture targets $1B a year in residential land loans

Nov 6, 2026 · 04:02 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Starwood Capital, Trez Capital team up on US residential land financing

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Housing Industry News

October jobs report strengthens case for December rate hike

Nov 6, 2026 · 03:43 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Payrolls rose by 165,000, U-6 underemployment increased to 7.9%, and August and September gains were revised higher

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Housing Industry News

Treasury, IRS finalize new Opportunity Zone designations

Nov 6, 2026 · 01:17 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

The Opportunity Zone program has attracted more than $110 billion in private investment since 2017, mostly from residential developers

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Housing Industry News

Here’s how the midterms could reset Washington’s housing agenda

Nov 6, 2026 · 12:56 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

With affordability a top voter issue this election cycle, housing is potentially positioned as a major focus for the next Congress

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