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Price cuts are becoming a housing market strength signal

May 20, 2026 · 12:59 PM Rachel Bader, HW Data HousingWire

For years, the housing industry has treated inventory levels as one of the clearest signals of market strength. Historically, tight supply often coincided…

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The housing market is increasingly rewarding functionality over scarcity

May 20, 2026 · 12:59 PM Rachel Bader, HW Data HousingWire

For years, the housing industry has treated inventory levels as one of the clearest signals of market strength. Historically, tight supply often coincided…

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ACES report shows mortgage defect rate fell to 1.38% in Q4 2025

May 20, 2026 · 11:00 AM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Mortgage quality control defects declined sharply in the fourth quarter of 2025, even as lenders continued to grapple with a rise in eligibility-related…

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The guardrails that decide the outcome of a brokerage sale

May 20, 2026 · 7:28 AM Mark Lukes HousingWire

For many real estate brokerage owners, selling the business is not just a transaction. It’s the result of years spent building a company, recruiting real…

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Escrow audit readiness: A checklist for title agencies

May 20, 2026 · 7:00 AM SoftPro HousingWire

We’re guessing that escrow audits aren’t necessarily your favorite part of the job. The reality is that they’re unavoidable. And when title agencies find…

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The land-light multiplier: Infrastructure finance can amplify the Land Banking Model

May 20, 2026 · 7:00 AM Carter Froelich, CPA HousingWire

The land-light model has fundamentally reshaped the homebuilding industry. What began as a post-Great Recession correction has become a structural shift in…

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Owning the first click: How digital brand ownership shapes visibility and lead generation

May 20, 2026 · 7:00 AM National Association of Realtors HousingWire

The home search now starts online, but many real estate and housing professionals still do not fully own their own digital presence. Instead, they often…

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DRB Group and Sumitomo Forestry mark a 10-year arc of growth

May 19, 2026 · 8:40 PM John McManus HousingWire

“ Top-five-ranked U.S. homebuilding companies don’t happen overnight. Except when they do. These two lines almost wrote themselves in early 2024 when…

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Kevelyn Guzman on leadership, growth and navigating change

May 19, 2026 · 8:35 PM Lesley Collins HousingWire

As part of HousingWire ’s Editor’s Choice awards spotlight series, we’re spotlighting past Women of Influence honorees whose careers, leadership and…

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AI-powered data remaps builders’ landbuying art and science

May 19, 2026 · 7:33 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

Not long ago, artificial intelligence was considered a headline-grabbing, yet futuristic and perhaps unreliable concept. Now, companies, including…

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