Regulators imply a ban without saying it, real estate agents should read the words
Soft phrasing can indicate guidance or opinion, and agents can preserve compliant options by parsing what is actually prohibited
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Longbridge Financial parent plans $100M note offering
Ellington Financial said it expects to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes
HousingWire•Sarah Wolak14 Sept
Colorado River water cuts are coming. What will they mean for housing?
New 2027 to 2028 rules cut lower basin deliveries by 1.25 million acre-feet as Lake Mead sits at 28% capacity
HousingWire•Brooklee Han14 Sept
Airbnb pledges $250 million to jump-start stalled housing projects
Airbnb's new housing accelerator targets the last-mile capital gap and policy barriers to new supply, and launches a $5M innovation prize
HousingWire•HousingWire Automation14 Sept
Housing market faces headwinds as mortgage rates move above 7%
Mortgage spreads continue to soften the blow amid Iran conflict
HousingWire•Logan Mohtashami12 Sept
DSCR loans are booming amid fragmented underwriting standards
After rampant fraud in Baltimore made headlines, underwriting guidelines and elevated fraud risks have the market on high alert
HousingWire•Flávia Furlan Nunes12 Sept
Zillow faces shareholder lawsuit over Redfin deal
Derivative suit cites $100 million deal, $81 million in insider sales claims, and a stock drop from $77.05 to $32.19
HousingWire•Brooklee Han11 Sept
Park Street Homes expands urban infill homebuilding model
Park Street blends standardized construction controls with reflective design for established neighborhoods and scattered lots
HousingWire•John McManus11 Sept
The Agency hires Jim Lonergan to lead Midwest expansion
The longtime Anywhere Real Estate franchise growth executive will also oversee South Central U.S. sales and Canada
HousingWire•HousingWire Automation11 Sept
MISMO board adds VantageScore, Guild and FICO leaders amid credit modernization push
Anthony Hutchinson of VantageScore, Gemma Currier of Guild Mortgage and Eric Lapin of FICO are the new board members
HousingWire•HousingWire Automation11 Sept
IRES MLS names Julie Dahl CEO, succeeding Jeff Bosch
Dahl, a 23-year IRES veteran, succeeds Jeff Bosch as he departs for Arizona Regional MLS
HousingWire•HousingWire Automation11 Sept
Putting the ROAD Act into action faces a funding and HUD gauntlet
HUD must handle about 70% of 125 federal actions, rulemakings often take 18 to 24 months, and agency staffing is down more than 30%
HousingWire•Tyler Williams11 Sept
August CPI shows sticky core inflation ahead of Fed meeting
Economists pointed to persistent services inflation as a factor that could keep borrowing costs elevated
HousingWire•Brooklee Han11 Sept
MLS of 2030 will be defined by who controls housing data
MLS architecture needs to become ready for a world in which machines increasingly interact with housing data
HousingWire•Jonathan Delozier11 Sept
25 years after 9/11, Homes for Heroes has given back nearly $200M
As the organization marks its 25th anniversary, leaders are focused on expanding beyond the transaction
HousingWire•Jonathan Delozier11 Sept
Providence rent stabilization push springs back to post-primary life
Morales enters the general election as the favorite, and says rent stabilization will be an early priority for City Hall
HousingWire•Richard Lawson10 Sept
CCM pushes conforming loan limit to $845,000 ahead of FHFA announcement
Increase aims to give conventional lending options to more high-balance borrowers
HousingWire•Flávia Furlan Nunes10 Sept
Toughen up: StyleCraft Builders CEO on back-to-basics leadership
Doug French links on time closings, clean deliveries, and punch list discipline to leadership systems
HousingWire•John McManus10 Sept
New credit score pricing grids point to higher borrower costs, report shows
Analyses indicate the newly released pricing grids could make loans more expensive with VS 4.0
HousingWire•Flávia Furlan Nunes10 Sept
Fifth Circuit upholds dismissal of NAR three-way agreement suit
Panel affirmed a 2025 dismissal that found no antitrust injury tied to MLS access and association membership requirements
HousingWire•Brooklee Han10 Sept