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Why Aaron Kirman is betting on AI, crypto and new development

Jul 17, 2026 · 5:28 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

According to Aaron Kirman, much of his success in the real estate industry first as a solo agent, then as a team leader and now as a brokerage CEO, has come…

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June housing starts jump 19%, fueled by strong multifamily gains

Jul 17, 2026 · 4:54 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

Residential construction activity picked up in June, but the gains were concentrated in multifamily, and future supply indicators softened, according to…

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UHM acquires AmeriTrust assets, expands non-QM footprint

Jul 17, 2026 · 4:41 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Union Home Mortgage Corp. (UHM) has acquired AmeriTrust Mortgage Corp. in an asset deal that closed in 45 days, boosting UHM ’s exposure to the nonqualified…

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Housing permits near cycle lows even as housing starts beat estimates

Jul 17, 2026 · 4:37 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

Housing starts beating estimates while housing permits are near cycle lows is an odd situation, but I am here to make sense of it and explain where exactly…

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RiskSpan releases credit risk model built for non-QM loans

Jul 17, 2026 · 4:01 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

RiskSpan has launched a new credit risk model designed for the expanding nonqualified mortgage ( non-QM ) market, adding to its existing prepayment modeling…

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The housing market’s inventory rebound is shifting power to buyers, but not everywhere

Jul 17, 2026 · 3:52 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

As summer unfolds, U.S. single-family home inventory has reached its peak level since the pre-pandemic era, according to HousingWire Data . Inventory…

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Real estate agents should stop comparing gross commission income

Jul 17, 2026 · 1:58 PM Darryl Davis HousingWire

Agents are trained to watch their numbers, which is sound advice right up until the wrong number becomes the one they watch. A common and corrosive habit in…

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Dream Finders Homes adds Steve Fischer to its board

Jul 17, 2026 · 1:40 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Dream Finders Homes Inc. has appointed Steve Fischer, president of The Pitney Bowes Bank , to its board of directors and audit committee, the company…

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Advocacy is not background noise. It is leadership.

Jul 17, 2026 · 8:15 AM Paul Gigliotti HousingWire

I have been thinking a lot about advocacy lately. Not the loud kind. Not the performative kind. Not the kind that tries to take credit for work that only…

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Stanley Martin buying Holiday Builders highlights hyper-scale shift

Jul 17, 2026 · 3:57 AM John McManus HousingWire

Homebuilding scale is arriving at the midway point through a structural inflection. The latest evidence arrived Thursday, as Stanley Martin Homes announced…

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