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DOJ, Rocket Mortgage seek pause in fair housing case as potential settlement pursued

Aug 12, 2026 · 5:19 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Rocket Mortgage and other defendants are asking a federal court to pause discovery and pretrial deadlines in a 2024 Fair…

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Senate bill targets senior homeowner tax credit for aging-in-place modifications

Aug 12, 2026 · 5:18 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

A new proposal in the Senate is targeting senior homeowners looking to age in place more effectively by offering them a tax credit that would pay for…

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CPI inflation cools in July as shelter rises 0.1%

Aug 12, 2026 · 3:57 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Inflation pulled back slightly in July, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics . After falling 0.4% month-over-month in…

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Optimal Blue’s Kevin Foley discusses AI Labs, Virtual Economist rollout

Aug 12, 2026 · 3:29 PM Sarah Wolak, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Earlier this week, Optimal Blue announced the general availability of Virtual Economist, an artificial intelligence -powered forecasting tool designed to…

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Jeff Glover exits ownership of Michigan Keller Williams locations

Aug 12, 2026 · 2:58 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Jeff Glover, founder of Live Unreal Companies , has transitioned ownership and leadership of the three Keller Williams market centers he owned in Michigan…

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MoxiWorks expands RISE ecosystem with Cloze integration

Aug 12, 2026 · 2:56 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

MoxiWorks has integrated its native-AI relationship intelligence platform, RISE, with Cloze , an AI-powered real estate platform, to automatically sync…

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Two Harbors calls UWM lawsuit ‘frivolous,’ slams management for $600M hedge loss

Aug 12, 2026 · 2:46 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Two Harbors Investment Corp. is pushing back on a lawsuit filed this week by UWM Holdings Corp. , calling the complaint “frivolous,” “meritless” and…

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Tenth Circuit upholds dismissal of Homie antitrust lawsuit

Aug 12, 2026 · 2:08 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

A lower court’s decision to dismiss Homie Technologies ’ antitrust lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors (NAR), Anywhere Real Estate ,…

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Real estate leaders weigh buying vs building AI tools

Aug 12, 2026 · 2:03 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Incorporating artificial intelligence into workflows and businesses has become a non-negotiable for housing companies that want to succeed. But as many…

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Mortgage applications climb 3.6% after slight drop in rates

Aug 12, 2026 · 1:43 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Mortgage applications increased 3.6% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s weekly mortgage applications…

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