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CRMLS adds ‘Limited Exposure Coming Soon’ listing option

Jun 30, 2026 · 6:29 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

California Regional MLS (CRMLS) is creating more options for home sellers looking to market and sell their properties. Earlier this month, CRMLS debuted a…

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Non-QM originations on pace for new post-crisis record in 2026

Jun 30, 2026 · 6:24 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Nonqualified mortgage ( non-QM ) originations are on track to set another post-crisis record in 2026, as debt-service-coverage ratio (DSCR) and investor…

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Portside Real Estate Group adds agent Heather Szela in central Maine

Jun 30, 2026 · 5:21 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Portside Real Estate Group has added Heather Szela to its central Maine office, where she will work with homebuyers and sellers throughout the region.…

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Dovenmuehle names Ann Morey head of product

Jun 30, 2026 · 4:59 PM Sarah Wolak, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Dovenmuehle Mortgage Inc. has appointed Ann Morey as its head of product, the mortgage subservicer announced Tuesday. Morey will oversee the company’s…

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Joe Rath: Rocket Redfin integration gains momentum one year after $1.75B deal

Jun 30, 2026 · 4:45 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Nearly a year after Rocket Companies closed its acquisition of Redfin in an all-stock transaction valued at $1.75 billion in equity, Joe Rath , the former…

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Figure CEO says $300M prefunded securitization gives ‘added certainty’ to originators

Jun 30, 2026 · 4:42 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Figure announced Tuesday that it has closed a $300 million fully prefunded securitization for loans that will trade on its blockchain -based marketplace,…

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Mortgage rates drop, but is it the start of a trend?

Jun 30, 2026 · 4:22 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

With mortgage rates on an upward trend in recent months, housing professionals got a welcome respite this week as the costs of a home loan declined. On…

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Density is not design, what cities miss on the ROAD to affordability

Jun 30, 2026 · 4:03 PM Scott Finfer HousingWire

In housing, there are a few words that get tossed around so often they start to lose all meaning. “Affordability” is one of them. “Sustainability” is…

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April Case-Shiller shows inflation outpacing home prices

Jun 30, 2026 · 3:37 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

The pace of annual home price appreciation picked up slightly in April, according to the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Index for April that was released on…

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Hometap brings home equity investment product to five more states

Jun 30, 2026 · 1:00 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Hometap is expanding its home equity investment product (HEI) into five additional states, extending its reach to markets that represent more than half of…

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