Photo by AJ Canaria for HousingWire The Gathering Right now, the real estate industry is consumed by consolidation, capital and the next big brokerage model. Century 21 CEO Mike Miedler is focused on a more grounded question: Who will be sitting across the kitchen table from tomorrow’s homebuyer? For Miedler, the answer is not just […]
Ben Harris and Michael Copeland have joined View Homes as division presidents for Colorado and San Antonio, respectively, while Alyson Benn has been named vice president of corporate marketing, the Builder 100 homebuilder announced Monday. The appointments, effective in May, expand the Colorado Springs-based builder’s senior leadership across two key operating divisions and corporate marketing,
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A new advisory group focused on high-net-worth real estate clients has launched within Compass, expanding an existing network designed to serve family offices and multi-generational wealth portfolios. The initiative — called the Family Office Team — was founded by agent Cindy Scholz and builds on the firm’s existing Family Office Division, which provides access to
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U.S. reverse mortgage endorsements declined slightly in April as proprietary products continued to gain traction in parts of the market, according to data released on May 1 by Reverse Market Insight (RMI). Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements fell 1.4% from March to 2,088 loans in April, reflecting continued pressure on the government-backed reverse mortgage
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A revised proposal from UWM Holdings Corporation to acquire Two Harbors Investment Corp. was formally rejected by the seller’s board of directors, citing “financing, closing, business and credibility risks.” The board continues to unanimously support the competing bid from CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC. In late April, UWM intensified its campaign to acquire TWO by issuing an
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Recruiting Insight has released the second edition of “Updating Your Belief Stack: The Comprehensive Manual,” a mindset-focused guide aimed at helping real estate brokerage leaders improve recruiting results by changing the thinking that drives their actions, according to an announcement on Monday. The Seattle-based coaching and consulting firm positioned the updated manual as a shift
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Artificial intelligence is often framed as a labor story. Which jobs will it eliminate? How quickly will it scale? Will entire industries be rewritten overnight? That framing overlooks a more immediate and measurable constraint: cost. Not theoretical cost curves or long-term efficiencies, but the real, present-day economics of compute, capital and land. Right now, AI
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Many prospective homebuyers are sitting on the sidelines unnecessarily because they overestimate the credit scores, down payments and rate conditions needed to qualify for a mortgage, according to survey data released Monday by Veterans United Home Loans. The online survey, conducted in March 2026 by research firm Sparketing on behalf of Veterans United, polled 400
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Mortgage spreads are once again the unsung hero for housing in 2026 because they are the sole reason why mortgage rates have been under 6.65% the entire year! Last week, the benefits of mortgage spreads being close to normal were very evident: if we currently had the highest levels of mortgage spreads in 2023, 2024
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As North Carolina House Democrats take another swing at sweeping housing reform, a Democratic senator is seeking to streamline environmental reviews to accelerate construction. Sen. Woodson Bradley filed the “Let Them Build Act” on Thursday afternoon, days after House colleagues filed a bill titled “Relieving Housing Bottlenecks” to address the state’s affordable housing crisis. For
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