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William Raveis rolls out Raveis365+ tech stack built on Cloze AI for 4,500 agents

Apr 30, 2026 · 3:36 PM Tracey Velt HousingWire

William Raveis Real Estate has partnered with Cloze to power its new Raveis365+ technology platform, adding AI-driven relationship intelligence to the…

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Trust & Will CEO: Housing pros should prep for ‘historic’ wealth transfer wave

Apr 30, 2026 · 3:30 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Housing and mortgage professionals should prepare for a coming wave of intergenerational wealth transfers driven largely by real estate assets, according to…

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Hive MLS launches redesigned website with AI visualization tools

Apr 30, 2026 · 3:23 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

North Carolina-based Hive MLS has introduced a redesigned website that incorporates artificial intelligence tools aimed at enhancing how buyers interact…

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CEO Chris Czarnecki: Keller Williams bets on selective deals, not scale for scale’s sake

Apr 30, 2026 · 3:11 PM Tracey Velt HousingWire

What a difference a year makes. A year into the job and fresh off Stone Point Capital ’s strategic investment in Keller Williams , CEO Chris Czarnecki is…

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Freddie Mac reports strong Q1 as lower rates drive refinance growth

Apr 30, 2026 · 2:56 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Freddie Mac posted a strong start to 2026, reporting $3.6 billion in first-quarter net income as lower mortgage rates boosted refinancing activity and the…

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HEIs face identity debate as lawsuits mount, state regulators close in

Apr 30, 2026 · 1:00 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Allen Price will quickly correct you if you call home equity investment (HEI) customers “borrowers” or the product a “loan.” “These are not borrowers…

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Builders don’t have a rate problem, they have a reliability problem

Apr 30, 2026 · 7:00 AM David Huey HousingWire

A builder lines up a deal. Land is identified. Plans are drawn. The numbers work. The lender says yes. And then — somewhere between approval and execution —…

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‘Didn’t see that coming’: Real estate brokers react to Real-REMAX deal

Apr 29, 2026 · 10:36 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

At a time when it seems like most real estate brokers can’t agree on anything, one thing they can agree on is that The Real Brokerage ’s acquisition of…

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UWM adds VantageScore alongside FICO for conventional loans

Apr 29, 2026 · 10:03 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

United Wholesale Mortgage announced Wednesday that independent mortgage brokers working with UWM can now access both FICO and VantageScore credit scoring…

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ERA Real Estate affiliates form new billion-dollar-plus partnership in California

Apr 29, 2026 · 8:45 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Real Estate Experts ERA Powered has entered into a strategic partnership with Legacy Real Estate & Associates , which will operate under the name Legacy…

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