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The Real Brokerage adds northern Virginia’s Chris Colgan Team

Jul 30, 2026 · 4:13 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The Real Brokerage has added the Chris Colgan Team , bringing 28 agents to the company’s growing network and expanding its Virginia presence. Led by CEO and…

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Seniors are frequent targets of AI fraud scams — and voice cloning raises the risks

Jul 30, 2026 · 4:06 PM Sarah Wolak, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Artificial intelligence (AI) is making fraud schemes more convincing and increasing the financial risks facing older Americans, according to cybersecurity…

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Teachers, firefighters, healthcare workers and other hero households better positioned for homeownership than most

Jul 30, 2026 · 3:59 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

A new Homes for Heroes housing affordability analysis found that households led by teachers, healthcare workers, firefighters, law enforcement…

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Washington-based MN Custom Homes rebrands as Azori

Jul 30, 2026 · 3:48 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

On Tuesday, Bellevue, Washington-based Azori , previously known as MN Custom Homes, announced that it is expanding into Arizona with an initial focus on…

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Green Brick promotes longtime operator Jed Dolson to co-CEO role

Jul 30, 2026 · 3:32 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Green Brick Partners Inc . has promoted Jed Dolson, its longtime operating chief, to co-chief executive officer as part of a planned leadership transition…

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Finance of America adds security, revenue leaders to support reverse mortgage growth

Jul 30, 2026 · 3:30 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Reverse mortgage lender Finance of America (FOA) announced earlier this week the hirings of Maury Pipkin as chief information security officer and Bryan…

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GoodLeap launches Visa HELOC credit card for home improvements

Jul 30, 2026 · 3:04 PM Sarah Wolak, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Technology platform GoodLeap announced on Thursday the launch of a Visa Signature credit card backed by a home equity line of credit (HELOC), allowing…

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Canopy MLS taps CTO Steve Byrd as next CEO

Jul 30, 2026 · 1:53 PM Brooklee Han, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Steve Byrd is moving from vice president and chief technology officer to chief executive officer at Canopy MLS , effective Aug. 1, according to an…

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Freddie Mac posts $3.8B Q2 net income

Jul 30, 2026 · 1:48 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Freddie Mac on Thursday morning reported net income of $3.8 billion in the second quarter, a 61% increase from a year earlier, driven largely by a credit…

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Side opens SideOS to brokerages seeking centralized ops

Jul 30, 2026 · 1:00 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

SideOS , the operating platform that runs the back offices of more than 600 real estate companies , is now available to large independent and…

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