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Numbers tell a story. Are you uncovering the right ones?

Nov 6, 2026 · 08:00 AM Bryan Lovell HousingWire

Credit buckets and PQ-to-lock rates can reveal why top-line conversion and volume hide process leaks

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Compass boosts private listings while weighing Open Real Estate

Nov 6, 2026 · 12:48 AM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Reffkin says 63% of new launches use 3-phase marketing in locations without restrictions

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Housing Industry News

Compass boosts exclusive listings while weighing Open Real Estate

Nov 6, 2026 · 12:48 AM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Reffkin says 63% of new launches use 3-phase marketing in locations without restrictions

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Los Angeles votes all-in on housing, electing YIMBY-backed Raman

Nov 5, 2026 · 09:55 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

Bass becomes the 1st Los Angeles mayor in 2 decades to lose reelection, after AP called the race

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RealPRO Select helps lift Realtor.com revenue

Nov 5, 2026 · 09:36 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Move reported $160 million in quarterly revenue, its eighth straight quarter of segment growth

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American Housing Corp names leadership for new Austin division

Nov 5, 2026 · 09:02 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

American Housing Corporation's Austin homebuilding division will focus on factory-built, infill urban rowhomes

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NYC pied-a-terre tax notices get an appeals court green light

Nov 5, 2026 · 08:46 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

The surcharge applies to non-primary homes over $5 million through July 2028, as a separate legal challenge remains active

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Secure borders. A stronger economy. Washington must deliver both

Nov 5, 2026 · 08:14 PM John McManus HousingWire

Harvard JCHS reports foreign-born workers drove all net growth in construction trades from 2013 to 2024

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Can the new Congress help lower mortgage rates?

Nov 5, 2026 · 07:57 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

The 4 factors that could pull the 10-year yield off recent highs

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Florida’s Amendment 3 could give housing market a ‘sugar high’ through year-end

Nov 5, 2026 · 07:55 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Homestead exemption rises to $250,000 in 2028, eligibility requires Florida residency by 12/31/2026

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