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Let America Build campaign backs pro-building policies

Sep 15, 2026 · 6:17 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Coalition cites a 4.03 million-home gap and says regulations add 26% to new home costs

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A Fed rate hike could test housing’s new ‘rate normal’

Sep 15, 2026 · 5:55 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Brokers cite sensitivity near 7% mortgages, with Reno seeing pullback risk and Southwest Florida watching sentiment

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Brokerages increase AI adoption as business priorities shift

Sep 15, 2026 · 5:00 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Nearly all survey respondents said their agents are using AI

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Pulte pushes mortgage insurance cuts as FHFA opens door to servicer outreach

Sep 15, 2026 · 4:56 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Policy shift aligns Fannie with Freddie by allowing companies to proactively contact borrowers who may qualify for PMI removal

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NRMLA says lenders still own the risk when using sponsored TPOs

Sep 15, 2026 · 4:35 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

NRMLA advisory opinion says HECM lenders must supervise sponsored TPOs

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Succession planning is becoming a business imperative for broker owners

Sep 15, 2026 · 3:47 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Kowalczyk says demographics and volatility are pushing the largest ownership handoff the industry has seen, and uncertainty drives agent exits

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Bilt buys Livly, teams with Collective Residential in growth push

Sep 15, 2026 · 3:43 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The combo blends property management and smart-building tools in a push to connect apartments with the neighborhood economy

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Zoning preemption’s ‘shadow effect’ speeds housing approvals

Sep 15, 2026 · 3:21 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

State zoning laws alter housing outcomes and forestall pushback even when nobody invokes them

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Pressured by higher rates, hew home purchase applications fall for fifth straight month

Sep 15, 2026 · 3:18 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

MBA reported applications fell 6% from July while the average new home loan size dipped to $373,194

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CRA overhaul could put 85% of community development at risk, NCRC says

Sep 15, 2026 · 3:13 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

NCRC estimates yearly activity could fall from $102 billion to $14.8 billion if banks treat 0.625% of Tier 1 capital as a target

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