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IRVE: The independent brokerage that grew $2B in five years

Apr 20, 2026 · 7:23 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

While national brands dominate real estate headlines, an independent brokerage based in Pennsylvania’s chocolate capital has quietly posted one of the…

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Mortgage Rates Almost Perfectly Flat to Start New Week

Apr 20, 2026 · 7:21 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Despite some initial signs of volatility in financial markets over the weekend, the bond market managed to avoid losing much ground. Because bonds dictate…

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Housing Industry News

How the post-war homebuilders built the modern playbook

Apr 20, 2026 · 7:15 PM Scott Finfer HousingWire

If you want to understand the DNA of the modern American homebuilding industry, you don’t start in a boardroom or on Wall Street. You start in the aftermath…

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Real estate brokers own the listing data, says Realtracs

Apr 20, 2026 · 6:54 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Tennessee-based MLS Realtracs has replaced its traditional MLS participation agreement with a new Brokerage Services Agreement that explicitly affirms…

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‘Stability matters more than ever’ as loan officer mobility slows again in 2025

Apr 20, 2026 · 6:18 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Loan officer mobility is continuing to decline even as the overall pool of active producers rebounds from recent low points. This appears to signal a shift…

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Houston Association of Realtors, Repliers form data access partnership

Apr 20, 2026 · 5:39 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Toronto-based Repliers has entered into a strategic partnership with HAR.com — the multiple listing service (MLS) platform operated by the Houston…

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Colorado AG voids MV Realty Homeowner Benefit Agreements

Apr 20, 2026 · 4:47 PM Brooklee Han, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser reached a consent judgment with right-to-list agreement firm MV Realty that voids the firm’s long-term “Homeowner…

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KBW: Window for Fannie, Freddie privatization is narrowing

Apr 20, 2026 · 4:06 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

The window for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to be returned to the private sector “appears to be narrowing,” with a low probability of it happening before the…

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Why real estate brokerages are turning marketing into a growth engine

Apr 20, 2026 · 4:05 PM Tracey Velt HousingWire

For years, real estate marketing was viewed as simply a support function responsible for campaigns, promotional materials and brand visibility. Now, there…

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Housing Industry News

Compass takes 51% stake in Peerage Sotheby’s parent

Apr 20, 2026 · 3:59 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Compass International Holdings (CIH), which owns Compass , Anywhere Real Estate and @properties Christie’s International Real Estate , is taking majority…

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