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Housing Industry News

Despite ROAD Act passing, no construction boom is coming

Jul 16, 2026 · 7:38 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

The recently passed 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act got a lot of love and attention, as it is supposed to be the first step toward building a lot more…

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Atlantic Avenue posts 34% monthly gain, leads HECM broker endorsements in April

Jul 16, 2026 · 7:29 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

Home Equity Conversion Mortgage ( HECM ) endorsements for April showed that the nation’s top brokerages continued to originate federally insured reverse…

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Housing Industry News

Atlantic Avenue posts 25% monthly gain, leads HECM broker endorsements in April

Jul 16, 2026 · 7:29 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

Home Equity Conversion Mortgage ( HECM ) endorsements for April showed that the nation’s top brokerages continued to originate federally insured reverse…

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Mortgage Rate News

Mortgage Rates Move Slightly Higher

Jul 16, 2026 · 7:27 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

While some news stories suggest that rates are the highest in 11 months today, that's not quite true. The highest rates of the year were seen on July 13th…

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Housing Industry News

Foreclosures climb 21% in first half of 2026, pushed by higher stress in FHA, VA mortgages

Jul 16, 2026 · 7:24 PM Neil Pierson, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

U.S. foreclosure activity rose again in the first half of 2026, with 227,548 properties receiving filings, up 21% from the same period in 2025, according to…

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Housing costs, delayed marriage and the first-time buyer squeeze

Jul 16, 2026 · 6:14 PM Blake O’Shaughnessy HousingWire

I spent more than a decade as a real estate broker, and the biggest shift I watched wasn’t just what happened to prices. It was what happened to the…

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Luxury buyer interest doubles, demand shifts to larger properties

Jul 16, 2026 · 6:08 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Coldwell Banker Real Estate released its Global Luxury 2026 Mid-Year Report, finding that prospective buyer interest in U.S. luxury real estate doubled…

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Housing Industry News

Carrington partners with Kastle to deploy AI agents

Jul 16, 2026 · 6:06 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Carrington Mortgage Services announced Wednesday a key step in expanding its artificial intelligence strategy, selecting Kastle as its enterprise AI agent…

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In Texas’ land game, AI rewards teams who know the market, ground up

Jul 16, 2026 · 5:41 PM Scott Finfer HousingWire

You can sit any man down at a piano. Most can bang out the same three songs they learned in middle school, a few can tune it, and almost nobody can sit…

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Housing Industry News

eXp Realty adds former NAHREP president Carmen Mercado

Jul 16, 2026 · 5:41 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

eXp Realty announced that Carmen Mercado, former national president of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) and former…

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