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Hawks Lorie Logan and Beth Hammack run the Fed for now

Jul 29, 2026 · 8:43 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

Today the Federal Reserve decided not to hike rates , but the hawks have moved their chess pieces: three Fed members wanted to hike rates at this meeting,…

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Homes.com helps drive CoStar to first profitable residential quarter

Jul 29, 2026 · 8:07 PM Jonathan Delozier, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

CoStar Group reported an 18% year-over-year revenue increase for the second quarter ended June 30 — reaching $925 million compared to $781 million in the…

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Mortgage Rates Slightly Higher Despite No Fed Rate Hike

Jul 29, 2026 · 7:53 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Heading into today's Fed announcement, futures markets indicated roughly a 1 in 3 chance that the Fed would hike rates. They did not. This seems like it…

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Cloze unveils app to capture, organize open house leads

Jul 29, 2026 · 7:05 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Cloze has introduced an Open House app for its Enterprise customers that automatically captures visitor information at property showings and feeds it into…

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Here’s another example of how proprietary loans are driving growth for the reverse mortgage market

Jul 29, 2026 · 7:04 PM Neil Pierson, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Proprietary reverse mortgages, rather than government-insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgages ( HECMs ), are driving the reverse mortgage industry’s recent…

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ONE Sotheby’s adds $10B luxury broker Julian Johnston

Jul 29, 2026 · 6:50 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

ONE Sotheby’s International Realty has added luxury real estate advisor Julian Johnston, bringing more than $10 billion in career sales and more than $400…

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Fed pauses rates again as Middle East tensions risk hotter inflation

Jul 29, 2026 · 6:00 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left its benchmark interest rate unchanged, maintaining a target range of 3.5% to 3.75% for a fifth consecutive meeting.…

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Washington state regulator hits West Capital Lending with $75K penalty

Jul 29, 2026 · 5:55 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Regulators in Washington state have fined West Capital Lending Inc. (WCL) $75,000 after alleging the mortgage lender committed multiple violations of the…

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LPT Aperture Holdings acquires Speculo AI platform

Jul 29, 2026 · 5:46 PM Brooklee Han, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

LPT Aperture Holdings , parent company of LPT Realty and Aperture Global Real Estate , acquired Speculo , an AI-powered database engagement and…

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Senate confirms Jay Clayton as DNI, ending dual leadership role for FHFA’s Bill Pulte

Jul 29, 2026 · 5:43 PM Neil Pierson, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The Senate confirmed U.S. District Attorney Jay Clayton on Tuesday to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), formally ending…

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