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February 2026

Zillow workforce reduced by 3% amid annual performance reviews

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A Zillow spokesperson has confirmed to HousingWire that the real estate listing portal giant has terminated approximately 200 employees or roughly 3% of the firm’s total workforce in recent weeks. The company confirmed that the cuts were widespread throughout the company and not concentrated to any particular business segment. According to the company, these were […]

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Christie’s International Real Estate launches Charleston affiliate

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Two South Carolina-based Christie’s International Real Estate affiliates are teaming up to form a joint venture and launch the brand’s first Charleston, S.C.-based operation. The firm announced the launch of IndigoOak Christie’s International Real Estate on Thursday.  The new affiliate is the result of a joint venture between The Litchfield Company, based in Pawleys Island,

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Utah lawmakers target starter homes with lot size reform

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Utah lawmakers opened their 2026 legislative agenda with a proposal to revive a once-bedrock fixture of the American Dream of homeownership: starter homes. By streamlining permit approvals and rezoning for smaller property lots, Beehive State legislators will try to pry open a path to first-time homeownership. The bill would reduce minimum lot sizes to encourage

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OCC escrow plan opposed by regulators, consumer advocates

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State regulators and consumer advocates are pushing back against two proposals from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) that would expand banks’ authority over escrow accounts and assert that federal law preempts state rules that govern these accounts.  In a joint letter, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) and the American

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Mortgage defects stabilize as lenders face quality control issues

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Mortgage lenders are seeing loan defects stabilize after several volatile years, but shifts in interest rates and loan volumes continue to expose weaknesses in quality control (QC), according to ACES Quality Management CEO Trevor Gauthier and chief operating officer Phil McCall. In an interview with HousingWire, Gauthier and McCall highlighted staffing cuts, refinance surges and

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