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FHA turns attention to the ‘flipping rule’ and AVMs

May 18, 2026 · 8:19 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

The Federal Housing Administration ( FHA ) would like to review its anti-flipping rule and reforms to automated valuation models (AVMs), according to Matt…

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Google brings real estate listings back to mobile search

May 18, 2026 · 7:25 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

After disappearing for a time after the launch of the initial test last December, real estate listings are back in mobile Google search results in some…

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Social Security COLA forecast for 2027 jumps to 3.9% in response to rising inflation

May 18, 2026 · 7:21 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The forecast for the 2027 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security benefits has risen sharply to 3.9%, driven by persistent inflation in…

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Zillow seeks injunction as MRED threatens data feed cutoff

May 18, 2026 · 7:19 PM Brooklee Han, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) is threatening to suspend its listing data feeds to Zillow Group websites, including Zillow.com and Trulia.com , unless…

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The battle for listings: How brokerages are reclaiming their data

May 18, 2026 · 7:13 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Prior to widespread internet usage, when consumers could only find out about homes for sale through yard signs or accessing an MLS listing book by working…

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ONE Sotheby’s International Realty expands into New Jersey

May 18, 2026 · 6:35 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Mayi de la Vega and Daniel de la Vega, the leaders behind luxury brokerage ONE Sotheby’s International Realty , have announced the company’s expansion into…

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Builder confidence remains subdued; suppliers eye price hikes

May 18, 2026 · 5:39 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

Homebuilders maintained a subdued outlook in May, pressured by higher mortgage rates , rising inflation and affordability constraints. Ongoing conflict in…

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Redfin Early Access adds pre-market and coming soon listings

May 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Redfin has launched Redfin Early Access, a new search category on Redfin.com and its app that surfaces pre-market and “coming soon” listings that are not…

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Rate brings on Arizona-based LO Kelsey Marquardt

May 18, 2026 · 3:48 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Rate has added Scottsdale, Arizona-based loan originator Kelsey Marquardt to the company, the Chicago-based national mortgage lender announced Friday, as…

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The Clear Cooperation Policy is dead. The MRED model is what replaces it.

May 18, 2026 · 3:33 PM Darryl Davis HousingWire

The Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP) is not technically dead. It is still a rule in NAR’s rulebook, still officially binding on every member MLS. But now, the…

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