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Refinance activity takes the brunt of the revision

OPINION: Your first contact with a potential real estate client starts long before they reach out to you, whether you know it or not, The Agency President Rainy Hake Austin writes.

Mullinix ranked No. 32 on HousingWire’s Top Purchase Originators list with $197.2 million across 355 units

The ruling is a signal to warehouse and DIP lenders that financing structures secured by HMBS-related tails may be vulnerable if Ginnie Mae exercises extinguishment remedies

The refinance share rose to 37.7%, and FHA refinance volume fell 5% as rates moved higher

HousingWire exclusive columnist Craig Rowe explores how agents are using AI tools to automate MLS workflows, in many cases against MLS bylaws.

Unauthorized traffic can damage a brokerage’s and domain’s reputation with email providers

Buck Hunt to remain chairman and lead new venture, as executive shuffle elevates Steve Brant to CFO

The panel will hold a Nov. 5 hearing and could recommend her removal “for cause"

Revenos is slated to go live in early 2027

Hybrid eligibility is now in the high-90% range for some programs, expanding use cases ahead of Nov. 2

The tool, which will be previewed at MBA Annual, links all findings to page-level evidence and allows human auditor overrides

California voting on new housing reform ballot measures are underway; other states start early voting later this month

A path back below 7% exists, but spreads and geopolitics still matter

Forty-two percent of homeowners cite home prices or affordability as a reason they stay in their current homes, and 38 percent would move if market conditions improved, according to a Nationwide survey.

Councilmember Christina Hendricks has proposed a bill that requires agents to disclose the use of 'altered images' in their marketing materials.

Christies International Real Estate expands in New Jersey

Complaint alleges fines up to $2,500 for public marketing outside the MLS when clients direct it in writing

Compass filed an antitrust lawsuit against CRMLS on Friday and said it will pay MLS fines for agents at its company-owned brokerages who publicly market listings kept off the MLS.

Bank is moving to align its mortgage production more closely with core relationship clients

Lessons from deregulation, software shifts, wireless competition, and patient consumerism point to a consistent pattern, choice changes behavior

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Refinance activity takes the brunt of the revision

Compass Home Platform’s next test is winning over Anywhere franchisees in 2027. Rory Golod on the rollout so far and a new AI-focused data pledge.