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Housing Industry News

A Florida agent playbook for rate pressure and longer market times

Sep 29, 2026 · 3:19 PM Darryl Davis HousingWire

ORRA data shows 53% of buyers are shopping at lower price points, while the 30-year fixed moved above 7%

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Elio Mortgage launches with $5.1M preseed funding

Sep 29, 2026 · 3:17 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Motive Partners and Social Leverage led the round, with Elio planning nationwide licensing and LO hiring

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Housing Industry News

Nor’easter highlights El Niño weather risks for homebuilders

Sep 29, 2026 · 3:07 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

NOAA projects a 75% chance El Niño peaks as the strongest since 1950, while U.S. storm losses topped $35 billion through mid-August

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Housing Industry News

Stellar MLS launches consumer portal built on BPP Cribio

Sep 29, 2026 · 3:01 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The ad-free site emphasizes broker and agent attribution and is free to use on desktop and mobile browsers

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The modern lender’s playbook: Creating more confident borrowers

Sep 29, 2026 · 2:35 PM Dave Steinmetz HousingWire

New findings from the ServiceLink Loan Officer Report reveal how mortgage fee transparency and education can become a competitive advantage

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Housing Industry News

Rocket Mortgage will make VantageScore 4.0 its default credit model

Sep 29, 2026 · 1:48 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Rocket says a 4-month test using 1.4 million reports helped some borrowers qualify and improved pricing outcomes

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Inflation and housing costs are squeezing senior homeowners, Longbridge survey finds

Sep 29, 2026 · 11:22 AM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Only 28% of homeowners 55+ expect their finances to improve soon, with financial confidence split sharply by income and gender

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Point says home renovation demand has dropped to its lowest level since 2024

Sep 29, 2026 · 9:00 AM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Quarterly index shows demand for renovation financing is strongest in states like Indiana, Tennessee and Georgia

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Housing Industry News

The brokerage operating model has reached its limits

Sep 29, 2026 · 7:00 AM Oren Michaely HousingWire

Growth often adds staff, but more roles can increase coordination work and errors

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Housing Industry News

Why connected data matters after the home is built

Sep 29, 2026 · 7:00 AM Bhargavi Halthore HousingWire

With 65% of Americans owning a smart device, post-close data gaps are becoming a servicing and risk issue

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