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Housing Industry News

Real names Jenna Rozenblat president of Real REMAX Group

Aug 18, 2026 · 8:13 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

SEC filings say the current COO will take the president role after the REMAX deal closes in coming weeks.

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Housing Industry News

Multifamily distress grows, but data suggest a contained problem

Aug 18, 2026 · 8:11 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

Real Capital Analytics puts potential distress at $115.3 billion, about 5.7% of multifamily debt outstanding

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Housing Industry News

Why many real estate AI rollouts fail — and how to make them stick

Aug 18, 2026 · 7:54 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

Maneiro runs roughly 600 AI training sessions a year through his own program called AI-Cademy

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Mortgage Rate News

Mortgage Rates Continue Higher Despite Bond Market Improvement

Aug 18, 2026 · 7:33 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Mortgage rates rose for the third straight day on Tuesday with the average top-tier 30yr fixed rate moving up a modest 0.02% to 6.75%. Notably, the bond…

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Housing Industry News

AD Mortgage completes $407M securitization, its sixth of the year

Aug 18, 2026 · 6:54 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Imperial Fund Asset Management sponsored the deal, with 79% of loans originated by AD Mortgage

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Housing Industry News

Atlas VMS expands Texas footprint with First Appraisal Management acquisition

Aug 18, 2026 · 6:16 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Deal reflects ongoing consolidation among AMCs and gives lenders operating in Texas a larger, tech-enabled platform paired with established local expertise

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Housing Industry News

July housing starts fall as both single-family and multifamily slow

Aug 18, 2026 · 6:05 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

Housing starts fell 12.4%, more than expected, but permits rose 5%, a possible signal of tightening supply

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Housing Industry News

ATTOM expands AI platform with specialized agents, MCP server

Aug 18, 2026 · 5:47 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The platform integrates with enterprise chat tools like Claude and ChatGPT

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Housing Industry News

Buyer representation agreements drive confusion, LernMore says

Aug 18, 2026 · 5:36 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Contract tool LernMore says buyers are decoding clauses line by line, with support in 70+ languages.

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Housing Industry News

Checkr acquires Truv, expands mortgage income verification capacity

Aug 18, 2026 · 5:23 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Deal reflects broader shift to centralized, API-driven verification platforms that seek to combat fraud, speed underwriting and meet regulatory standards

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