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Redfin Early Access adds pre-market and coming soon listings

May 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Redfin has launched Redfin Early Access, a new search category on Redfin.com and its app that surfaces pre-market and “coming soon” listings that are not…

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Rate brings on Arizona-based LO Kelsey Marquardt

May 18, 2026 · 3:48 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Rate has added Scottsdale, Arizona-based loan originator Kelsey Marquardt to the company, the Chicago-based national mortgage lender announced Friday, as…

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The Clear Cooperation Policy is dead. The MRED model is what replaces it.

May 18, 2026 · 3:33 PM Darryl Davis HousingWire

The Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP) is not technically dead. It is still a rule in NAR’s rulebook, still officially binding on every member MLS. But now, the…

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Brody Gapp launches mortgage AI governance audit

May 18, 2026 · 3:03 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Brody Gapp LLP launched a mortgage AI governance audit practice and set a third-quarter 2026 publication date for “The Mortgage Bankers AI Governance…

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Listing agent demands raise antitrust and ethics risks

May 18, 2026 · 2:26 PM Darryl Davis HousingWire

A buyer’s agent reached out to me recently with a situation that is happening in markets across the country — and most agents don’t realize they have both…

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Broeksmit presses regulators on cost drivers as “stubbornly high” rates persist

May 18, 2026 · 2:06 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) president and CEO Bob Broeksmit said regulators should prioritize rolling back rules that raise costs as mortgage rates…

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Broeksmit presses regulators on cost drivers as ‘stubbornly high’ rates persist

May 18, 2026 · 2:06 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) president and CEO Bob Broeksmit said regulators should prioritize rolling back rules that raise costs as mortgage rates…

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Panorama Mortgage Group consolidates channels into SimplyPMG

May 18, 2026 · 12:00 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Las Vegas-based Panorama Mortgage Group has unified its multiple brands under a single banner — SimplyPMG — and appointed Fernando Ospina as chief…

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NRMLA’s Steve Irwin on what reverse mortgage lenders are up against in 2026

May 18, 2026 · 10:00 AM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Reverse mortgage professionals are navigating a “more labored current reality” marked by high interest rates, rising upfront costs and longer loan…

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Beazer takeover face-off turns on geography and margins

May 18, 2026 · 9:53 AM Scott Finfer HousingWire

Beazer Homes is not merely rejecting a takeover bid. It is trying to show that Dream Finders Homes is asking shareholders to cash out before Beazer’s…

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