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Breaking down barriers between rural America and more housing

Oct 1, 2026 · 06:50 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

The USDA and HUD agreed earlier this week to streamline environmental reviews for federally funded rural housing projects

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David Charron: How MLSs can stay relevant before the market moves around them

Oct 1, 2026 · 06:37 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Exclusive CMLS coverage: Former Bright MLS strategy chief David Charron urged CMLS attendees to cut friction and invest for where the industry will be 18-month

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Forget waiting for lower rates. KW’s Jason Abrams has a playbook for finding business anyway

Oct 1, 2026 · 06:24 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

For agents, Abrams said a slower market requires a different approach to prospecting

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Mortgage Banking Summit: FOA’s Jonathan Scarpati on finding opportunity in reverse

Oct 1, 2026 · 06:10 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Scarpati said older homeowners present a much faster growth path for lenders than first-time buyers

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HomeServices spent decades building quietly. Now it wants to get loud

Oct 1, 2026 · 05:53 PM Tracey Velt HousingWire

In an interview with HousingWire, CEO Chris Kelly says HomeServices can run a lot faster with the 1000Watt acquisition

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STRATMOR Group hires Coby Hakalir as managing director

Oct 1, 2026 · 05:18 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

New managing director will advise mortgage lenders, investors, and real estate firms on growth and tech

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Google home listings go national through HouseCanary deal

Oct 1, 2026 · 05:10 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

The agreement builds on a program HouseCanary and Google announced in June

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FHFA moves to cut OIG budget after peer match review

Oct 1, 2026 · 05:09 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

FHFA claims the OIG sought 16% of the agency’s budget versus a 2% federal average

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Mortgage Banking Summit: Mike Kortas on NEXA’s hybrid model, next steps in servicing

Oct 1, 2026 · 04:54 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Founder Mike Kortas says NEXA is in a ‘twilight zone’ as it navigates the crossover from brokerage to retail lender and servicer

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HECM broker endorsements for July show the same players dominating the market

Oct 1, 2026 · 04:26 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

Atlantic Avenue topped 1,000 loans on a 12-month rolling total, while endorsements are tracking to have their weakest year since 2003

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