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Is the future of brokerage independent? Why hyperlocal is beating scale in today’s brokerage battle

Apr 13, 2026 · 1:42 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Over the past year, consolidation has consumed the real estate industry, with many questioning if mid-sized regional independent firms would be able to…

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The platform play: How Real, LPT Realty are reshaping brokerage growth

Apr 13, 2026 · 1:19 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

RealTrends Verified’s 2026 brokerage rankings reveal clear momentum for technology-fueled challengers, with The Real Brokerage and LPT Realty again emerging…

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What 10 years of housing data reveals about the 2026 market and the signals to watch

Apr 13, 2026 · 11:10 AM Rachel Bader, HW Data HousingWire

The housing market doesn’t turn all at once. But over the past decade, one pattern has shown up again and again: Housing cycles tend to unfold in a…

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Guild’s Jim Cory on Bayview deal and reverse mortgage trends

Apr 13, 2026 · 10:00 AM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

As consolidation reshapes the mortgage landscape, Bayview Asset Management ’s acquisition of Guild Mortgage is emerging as a case study in how to scale…

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How to create a real estate agent development plan when you’ve hit a plateau

Apr 13, 2026 · 7:30 AM Tina Lapp HousingWire

You’re experienced. You’ve closed deals, navigated tough transactions and built a book of business. But your production hasn’t meaningfully changed. One…

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Interactive dashboards: A move from optional to essential

Apr 13, 2026 · 6:45 AM Jennah Morgan HousingWire

Mortgage servicers and their partners need dashboards for speed and transparency. Interactive dashboards are a practical application of business…

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Is housing inventory about to turn negative year over year?

Apr 11, 2026 · 11:23 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

Is housing inventory about to go negative? Since mid-June 2025 I’ve been writing that housing market dynamics have shifted, which we could already see in…

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As retirement slips further away, workers prioritize stability and senior home equity

Apr 10, 2026 · 9:08 PM Jonathan Delozier, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

America’s workers are clinging to their jobs at a decade-low quit rate of 2%, driven by fear rather than fulfillment, new data shows. The research from…

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FBI: Cybercrime losses topped $20.8B in 2025, real estate fraud hit $275M

Apr 10, 2026 · 8:35 PM Jonathan Delozier, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The FBI ’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received 1,008,597 complaints of cyber-enabled crime in 2025, with reported losses surpassing $20.8 billion…

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Texas builder breaks ground on first community with Japanese firm

Apr 10, 2026 · 8:21 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

Amid the growing presence of Japanese capital in American homebuilding, Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Properties Corp. (HHP), a leading Japanese developer,…

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