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- Homeowners insurance is reshaping the real estate transaction April 26, 2026Rising premiums and limited coverage are reshaping homebuying. See how builders use Westwood Insurance Agency to bring coverage earlier into the transaction.Westwood Insurance Agency
- Housing demand shockingly positive even as the Iran war continues April 26, 2026Housing demand rebounded last week even though the war with Iran continues and mortgage rates are higher today than before the war started.Logan Mohtashami
- Home equity emerges as a generational growth strategy for originators April 25, 2026Deephaven’s Tom Davis explains why home equity lending is a generational opportunity and how originators can drive borrower retention and growth.HW Media Content Studio
- How two LOs helped champion proprietary reverse mortgage legislation in Tennessee April 24, 2026Tennessee bill to allow proprietary reverse mortgages expands options beyond HECMs and their $1.25 million limit for 2026.Neil Pierson
- Pritzker’s honor: Illinois housing reform fight intensifies April 24, 2026The fight over Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s sweeping housing reform agenda is intensifying as both sides harden their positions. Supporters and detractors by the thousands delivered their opening arguments Thursday at the first major hearing on Pritzker’s six-bill package. Pritzker’s BUILD plan seeks to lower costs by making construction easier and faster statewide. It would […]Richard Lawson
- PulteGroup targets margin stability through an upward mix shift April 24, 2026PulteGroup's Q1 2026 ASP fell 5% to $542,000, incentives rose to 10.9%, and gross margin declined to 24.4%.Tyler Williams
- Meritage Q1 2026 shows why incentives are the new battlefield April 24, 2026The mid-spring earnings cycle has produced a common-language reality check for America’s public homebuilders: the operating backdrop worsened faster than many management teams expected. In such a context of nearly-universal challenge, doing less-worse may count as a win. Meritage Homes’ Q1 2026 numbers serve as a case in point Orders fell 5% year over year, […]John McManus
- First-time homebuyers’ shrinking presence — what it means for real estate agents April 24, 2026The trends is reshaping how agents build their businesses, talk about value and prepare for a future without traditional buyer pipelines.Jonathan Delozier
- NYC launches new unit to combat deed theft April 24, 2026New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has created the Office of Deed Theft Prevention, a new unit housed in the Department of Finance to coordinate citywide efforts to combat fraudulent property transfers.HousingWire Automation
- SoFi rolls out end-to-end digital HELOC experience, advisory council April 24, 2026SoFi unveiled an end-to-end digital HELOC and a 50-member advisory council as homeowners aim to keep 2% to 3% mortgages.Sarah Wolak