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- Q2 2026 earnings for publicly traded mortgage, real estate and homebuilder companies August 6, 2026As earnings results wrap up for Q2 2026, here's a rundown of what's happened for major lenders, brokerages, homebuilders, listing portals and title firms.Neil Pierson
- Squeezed NYC affordable housing properties face reckoning August 6, 2026New York City’s regulated affordable housing sector is confronting a worsening financial squeeze, and a reckoning is coming unless solutions emerge, according to a new survey of owners, managers, lenders and other industry participants. The survey by affordable housing nonprofit NYC Housing Partnership found that 62% of respondents said operating costs have risen to unsustainable […]Richard Lawson
- Public record-linked AI misses key title issues in many searches August 6, 2026According to the analysis, the largest gaps involved high-risk issues such as involuntary liens, where the issue fail rate exceeded 36%.HousingWire Automation
- Senator moves to regulate home equity investments at the federal level August 6, 2026Legislation would require HEIs to comply with the same disclosure and consumer protection requirements as many traditional mortgage loans.Jonathan Delozier, HousingWire Automation
- NYC expands finance pool for office-to-residential makeovers August 6, 2026New York City administration officials took a stride toward spurring more office-to-residential conversions by expanding a long-term financing option used in clean energy construction. In late June, the city made embodied carbon eligible for financing under its Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy program, known as C-PACE. Embodied carbon refers to emissions locked into a building’s […]Richard Lawson
- Stewart Title expands Mid-Atlantic footprint August 6, 2026Founded nearly 15 years ago, the acquired firm provides title services across Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.HousingWire Automation
- UWM pays up for capital as it resets leverage targets August 6, 2026UWM is raising $1.65 billion in preferred equity, including $1.5 billion from Oaktree and $150 million from the Ishbia family, plus a $400 million rights offering.Flávia Furlan Nunes
- Marti Realty Group joins Keller Williams City-View San Antonio August 6, 2026Marti Realty Group joins Keller Williams City-View in San Antonio after $260.9M on 735 sides in 2025, scaling New Home Buddy nationwide.HousingWire Automation
- REMAX hires Michael Altneu to lead luxury strategy August 6, 2026REMAX hired Michael Altneu as vice president of luxury to grow The REMAX Collection and update partnerships, programs, and services.HousingWire Automation
- Pennymac rolls out VA partial claim option ahead of November deadline August 6, 2026Pennymac said it is the first large servicer to implement the VA's new waterfall and partial claim programs, ahead of a Nov. 28 deadline.Sarah Wolak, HousingWire Automation