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Tenth Circuit upholds dismissal of Homie antitrust lawsuit
Tenth Circuit affirmed dismissal of Homie’s antitrust suit against NAR and brokerages, citing no plausible conspiracy and timing.
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Home Sales Drop to Lowest Level in Nearly 2 Years, With Texas and Seattle Driving Decline
Near-record home prices, elevated mortgage rates and economic instability drove down U.S. home sales in July. Homebuying demand fell most sharply in Texas and Seattle. In Seattle, high prices and tech sector layoffs are discouraging prospective buyers. Some places are bucking the national trend. Home sales are growing fastest in West Palm Beach and San…
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July 2026 CPI Slows to 3.4%, but Mortgage Rates Hit a 2026 High
July CPI came in exactly as forecast: headline inflation cooled to 3.4% and core eased to 2.5%. Markets barely reacted, and the Fed still has July PCE, August CPI, and the August jobs report before it votes on September 16. But core goods posted their strongest monthly gain of the year, and mortgage rates hit…
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AI agents could dominate home search, Lower and HouseCanary CEOs say
Industry executives speaking at HousingWire’s AI Summit on Tuesday predict that AI agents will not only continue to take the reins on tasks now performed by real estate agents, loan officers and other housing professionals but will eventually dominate the home discovery process.
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Arizona Regional MLS names Jeff Bosch as CEO
ARMLS appointed Jeff Bosch as CEO starting in November, replacing Matt Consalvo, who is retiring after 14 years.
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After the Beazer agreement, can Dream Finders reach top 5?
Now that Dream Finders and Beazer have reached an agreement, Dream Finders can now look further ahead. Soon after the closing, Dream Finders will find itself nearing a position as one of the five largest builders. Also, it will have restructured Beazer’s land holdings, utilizing Dream Finders’ asset-light model with the support of Millrose Properties.…
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‘Sounds like competition to me’: Sizing up Google’s real estate play at the AI Summit
HousingWire’s AI Summit welcomed Dan Snyder, CEO of Lower, and Chris Rediger, CEO of HouseCanary, to explore AI’s home discovery impact.
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Lenders urged to solve business problems before adopting AI
HW AI Summit panelists said AI needs human oversight, vendor controls and monitoring to meet fair lending requirements.
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Mortgage insurers face larger safety net rule for VantageScore 4.0
Mortgage insurers will be required to keep a larger safety net for mortgages originated using VantageScore 4.0 than for comparable loans using Classic FICO, according to new guidance from the government-sponsored enterprises.
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Epique Realty CEO Josh Miller offers 3-point fix for agent tech adoption
Miller argued the solution lies not in building more technology but in aligning offerings with what agents already want.