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- Toll Brothers lifts 2026 delivery outlook as luxury demand holds May 20, 2026The late, legendary Bob Toll once laid bare the fact that he was personally incapable of installing a curtain rod in a living room, let alone knowing the first thing about building a home from the ground up. What Bob did intuit was that the second-floor walls of a typical 1960s two-story home could be […]John McManus
- Why agents will ignore your expensive AI tool — and how to fix it May 20, 2026REMAX broker-owner Tyler Morton sat down with HousingWire to share hard-won lessons on building AI infrastructure that agents actually use.Jonathan Delozier
- HUD urges states to cut fees, simplify codes and fast-track permits May 20, 2026HUD urges fee caps, code limits, and faster permits, citing over $100,000 in regulatory costs per new single-family home.Tyler Williams, HousingWire Automation
- Land leases, ARM buydowns emerge as lending options while mortgage rates stay elevated May 20, 2026Mortgage lenders are getting creative to combat the housing affordability crisis fueled by rising interest rates, rolling out novel products and blending existing options to keep borrowers in the market.Flávia Furlan Nunes
- ROAD wins House nod, carving BTR out from institutional investor ban May 20, 2026House passed the ROAD to Housing Act 396-13, removing a 7-year BTR selloff rule while keeping a 350-home investor ban with carve-outs.Tyler Williams
- “Humans over houses”: Charis Moreno on why industry noise shouldn’t distract agents from what matters May 20, 2026Charis Moreno, Chief Revenue Officer at NextHome, reflects on leadership, resilience and the importance of keeping people — not industry noise — at the center of real estate.Lesley Collins
- The return of ‘legacy gold’: CENTURY 21 Real Estate embraces its iconic past while betting on Compass tech May 20, 2026Century 21 CEO Mike Miedler outlines Compass platform integration and a renewed focus on brand trust and community presence.Brooklee Han
- Lenders wrestle with the nuances of modern credit score pricing May 20, 2026Mortgage lenders are currently wrestling with a high-stakes puzzle: how to accurately compare the new credit score models hitting the market. The differences are significant and carry major implications for risk assessment, loan pricing and secondary market returns.Flávia Furlan Nunes
- Industry coalition lauds adoption of home equity investment regulations in Illinois May 20, 2026Industry group CHEP says the move makes Illinois the leading state model for governance of HEIs and could accelerate efforts toward more uniform national standards.Neil Pierson, HousingWire Automation
- MortgageOne TPO integrates with ARIVE, launches Pathway CDFI May 20, 2026MortgageOne TPO integrated with ARIVE and launched Pathway CDFI with 620 minimum credit scores, up to $2.5 million and no income documentation.HousingWire Automation