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Should America’s agents own their own MLS and home search portal?

May 20, 2026 · 4:14 PM Greg Hague HousingWire

I’ve been in this business for 50 years. My father was in it for 50 before me. And in all that time, I cannot think of a single moment when the people who…

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How a Navy veteran is building a ‘Harvard-style’ network for military buyers and agents

May 20, 2026 · 4:10 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

Military families navigating permanent change-of-station moves and veterans pursuing homeownership through VA -backed loans are increasingly turning to a…

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Wells Fargo mortgage oversight case ends in $110 million settlement

May 20, 2026 · 3:21 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

A federal judge has granted final approval to a $110 million shareholder derivative settlement resolving claims that Wells Fargo directors and senior…

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Maryland overrides municipal zoning on transit development

May 20, 2026 · 3:10 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

Maryland’s legislative and executive branches are about to tell cities and counties what they can – and cannot – do with parcels of land sitting next to…

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How much higher can mortgage rates go?

May 20, 2026 · 3:09 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

What a crazy few days for the 10-year yield and mortgage rates. As soon as the 10-year yield broke the key technical level of around 4.46% and it was…

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MRED cuts Zillow access to Chicagoland listing feed

May 20, 2026 · 2:50 PM Brooklee Han, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) has suspended listing data feeds to Zillow Group after the portal allegedly refused to cure what the MLS calls a “material…

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110% growth and counting: A Kansas City broker’s GameChanger run

May 20, 2026 · 2:10 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

REMAX State Line + Elite didn’t just grow over the past four years — it accelerated. The Kansas City metro-based brokerage recorded 110% transaction-side…

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Mortgage applications fall 2.3% as rates hit upper sixes

May 20, 2026 · 1:33 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Mortgage applications fell last week as rising Treasury yields pushed mortgage rates to their highest level in nearly two months, dampening demand for home…

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2026 GameChanger: Equity Union uses agent-first model to drive 2025 production

May 20, 2026 · 1:05 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Even as interest rates rose at a record setting rate and the pace of existing home sales continued to slide, Los Angeles-based Equity Union Real Estate…

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Price cuts are becoming a housing market strength signal

May 20, 2026 · 12:59 PM Rachel Bader, HW Data HousingWire

For years, the housing industry has treated inventory levels as one of the clearest signals of market strength. Historically, tight supply often coincided…

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