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Housing Industry News

Realty of America rockets into RealTrends Verified Rankings top 50 in first full year

Apr 16, 2026 · 8:54 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Growing up in poverty in Chicago, Realty of America founder and CEO Eddie Garcia, remembers going to the Archdiocese of Chicago on Tuesdays each week as a…

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Kentucky housing reform bill collapses in final hours

Apr 16, 2026 · 8:19 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

Republican lawmakers in Kentucky sought to put the state on the housing reform map with sweeping legislation to boost construction and curb rising costs.…

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Mortgage Rate News

Mortgage Rates Hold Perfectly Steady

Apr 16, 2026 · 7:52 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

On average, today's top-tier 30 year fixed mortgage rates are exactly the same as yesterday's. Rates are driven by the bond market and bonds continue…

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Housing Industry News

When listings lie: AI staging pushes real estate into an ethics gray zone

Apr 16, 2026 · 7:31 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

Virtual staging — once a simple tool for digitally adding furniture — is rapidly evolving into a powerful and sometimes controversial force in real estate…

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Housing Industry News

NAREB affordable homeownership bus tour targets Black homeownership gap

Apr 16, 2026 · 7:22 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) has launched an eight-city Affordable Homeownership Bus Tour aimed at closing the Black…

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Foreclosure filings accelerate in early 2026 as servicer pressure builds

Apr 16, 2026 · 6:18 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Foreclosure activity accelerated in the first quarter of 2026, with signs of mounting operational pressure for mortgage servicers and downstream vendors,…

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Construction pros see spring rebound despite economic uncertainty

Apr 16, 2026 · 5:59 PM Tyler Williams, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

A new survey indicates that residential contractors and remodelers began the second quarter on an optimistic note, but economic uncertainty driven by the…

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Housing Industry News

The 9 best real estate CRMs for every budget in 2026

Apr 16, 2026 · 5:50 PM Emile L'Eplattenier, Gina Baker HousingWire

Today’s real estate CRM software makes it easy to stay organized, generate, convert and nurture leads on autopilot and automate the tedious but crucial…

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Housing Industry News

House subcommittee weighs FCRA changes, CFPB complaint limits

Apr 16, 2026 · 5:27 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions held a hearing on Thursday morning examining ways to expand access to credit, with…

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Housing Industry News

Down payments and private listings, not commissions, remain buyers’ biggest hurdles

Apr 16, 2026 · 5:11 PM Brooklee Han, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Real estate commissions for first-time homebuyers have barely budged since the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement , while…

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