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How Honolulu leveraged AI to cut permit review times in half

Jul 28, 2026 · 4:39 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

A big push to streamline housing development, and bend cost and affordability barriers for would-be homeowners and renters, increasingly focuses on reducing…

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Case-Shiller home prices rise 1.1% in May, still lag inflation

Jul 28, 2026 · 4:17 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Despite rising at a faster annual pace than a month prior, home prices continued to decline in real terms in May, according to the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller…

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Brokerage transaction fees could cost consumers $2 billion

Jul 28, 2026 · 4:00 PM Brooklee Han, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

A new Consumer Policy Center (CPC) report found that administrative “junk fees” charged by real estate brokerages to both home buyers and sellers have…

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Lofty expands AI platform, launches House.ai for homebuyers

Jul 28, 2026 · 3:49 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Lofty today announced an expanded version of its AI operating system, Lofty AOS, along with Lofty Cowork and House.ai, a financial intelligence platform for…

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David Abrahamson returns to Equity Prime Mortgage as CRO

Jul 28, 2026 · 3:46 PM Sarah Wolak, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Mortgage lender Equity Prime Mortgage (EPM) announced on Tuesday that it has appointed mortgage industry veteran David Abrahamson as its chief risk officer.…

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The Sitzer/Burnett data motion is a compliance warning

Jul 28, 2026 · 3:32 PM Darryl Davis HousingWire

On July 23, plaintiffs in the Sitzer/Burnett and Gibson cases asked Judge Stephen Bough to enforce something this industry already agreed to. As HousingWire…

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Zillow wins dismissal of RESPA claims in Flex referrals case

Jul 28, 2026 · 2:52 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

While Zillow ’s legal battles on other fronts may be heating up, for now, it no longer has to contend with claims of Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (…

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Sekisui House U.S. CEO David Viger on bringing Japan-inspired resiliency to U.S. homes

Jul 28, 2026 · 1:04 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

When Osaka, Japan-based Sekisui House bought MDC Holdings, the parent company of Richmond American Homes , for $4.9 billion in 2024 , the company not only…

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Closinglock launches payment tools to secure homebuyer funds

Jul 28, 2026 · 1:00 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Closinglock has launched two new capabilities designed to protect homebuyers’ funds throughout the real estate transaction process, including when a deal…

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DFW’s next suburban growth wave is forming west of Fort Worth

Jul 28, 2026 · 12:56 PM Scott Finfer HousingWire

Parker County and Weatherford are beginning to display the demographic, economic and infrastructure signals that once beamed in on Collin County as North…

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