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CoStar CEO Andy Florance buys over 70,000 shares

May 5, 2026 · 01:53 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

CoStar Group founder and CEO Andy Florance purchased over 70,000 securities belonging to his firm last Friday. A Form 4 filed with the Securities and…

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Veterans cite upfront costs as top VA loan barrier in 2026

May 5, 2026 · 12:53 PM Neil Brooks HousingWire

Nearly all veterans who have used a VA home loan, 98%, say they’re satisfied with the experience. Almost half say they couldn’t have purchased a home…

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Generic AI won’t fix mortgage lending. Intelligent AI will.

May 5, 2026 · 07:05 AM Jay Arneja HousingWire

Mortgage lenders are rushing to adopt AI , but many are repeating a familiar mistake: using new technology to accelerate old processes. Faster paper-pushing…

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Inside the 2026 housing market outlook: Key trends shaping homebuilders, capital and strategy

May 5, 2026 · 07:00 AM Builder Advisor Group HousingWire

The 2026 housing market is entering a new phase, shaped less by structural constraints and more by external forces influencing buyer confidence. At this…

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UWM challenges Two Harbors board over rejection of $12 per share bid

May 4, 2026 · 09:42 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

UWM Holdings Corp . is challenging Two Harbors Investment Corp. ’s board after it rejected a $12 per share acquisition proposal in favor of an $11.30 per…

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Real-REMAX deal: complementary models or culture clash?

May 4, 2026 · 09:08 PM Brooklee Han, Tracey Velt HousingWire

“ Where’s the upside here? ” That’s the question Steve Murray, the co-founder of RealTrends Consulting , keeps coming back to as the industry digests The…

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The Gathering takeaway: how Olivia Clarke Homes wins in DFW

May 4, 2026 · 09:06 PM John McManus HousingWire

The story of American homebuilding is mostly one of bootstrapped businesses. They mostly get forged in hard circumstances, with a single, almost…

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Green Brick leverages industry-leading margins to drive optionality

May 4, 2026 · 08:18 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

In an all-important way, Green Brick Partners operates as an anomaly. The Texas-based homebuilder continues to deliver the highest gross profit margin among…

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eXp’s Wendy Forsythe on how women can break into the C-suite

May 4, 2026 · 07:53 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

Photo by AJ Canaria/HousingWire’s The Gathering Even as as real estate talent pipelines overflow with qualified women, data shows little has changed in…

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Iowa just reset property taxes to assist first-time homebuyers

May 4, 2026 · 07:49 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

Home builders now have a sharper incentive to pitch to prospective first-time homebuyers in Iowa after lawmakers passed a sweeping property tax overhaul on…

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