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Matic report reveals stabilization in 2025 home insurance market

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Despite years of sharp price increases, the home insurance market showed signs of stabilization in 2025, according to Matic‘s annual year-end trends and predictions report. The report, released Thursday, is based on proprietary data from properties quoted and insured through Matic. It examines developments in the 2025 home insurance market, along with their implications for […]

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AD Mortgage survey reveals positive 2026 outlook

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AD Mortgage on Thursday released its first Mortgage Professionals Pulse Report & 2026 Outlook, which offers a glimpse into broker sentiment, performance, challenges and expectations based on a survey of more than 300 mortgage professionals nationwide. The survey, conducted in late November and early December, found that 70% of respondents said 2025 was a better

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UWM to acquire Two Harbors, nearly doubling servicing portfolio

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United Holding Corp., the parent company of United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), has struck an all-stock deal to acquire real estate investment trust Two Harbors Investment Corp. for $1.3 billion. The transaction, announced Wednesday, will nearly double UWM’s servicing book while expanding its capabilities, creating the eighth-largest U.S. mortgage servicer, according to company estimates. Two Harbors

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Biggest stories in 2025: Rocket, Redfin enters the portal wars

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From lawsuits to mergers and acquisitions at a scale never seen before in real estate and everything in between, 2025 was full of twists, turns and surprises for the housing industry. HousingWire is rewinding and breaking down the biggest storylines in the real estate industry from this past year. There is no doubt that 2025

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Mortgage demand drops, but refi share reaches highest level since September

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Mortgage applications decreased 3.8% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending Dec. 12. On an unadjusted basis, the index decreased 5% compared with the previous week. The refinance index decreased 4% from the previous week and was 86% higher than the

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Bridging the affordable housing gap: Why smarter data is the foundation for lasting solutions

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Securing rising living standards for all Americans depends on one basic necessity: affordable housing. Yet for millions of families, this goal feels further away than ever. In the United States, decades of rising costs, a constrained supply of homes, and structural barriers have created an affordable housing crisis that touches nearly every community.  The numbers

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A fifty year mortgage will not solve affordability. It only buys time we do not actually have.

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The recent interest in a fifty year mortgage says a lot about where the housing market is today. Buyers feel shut out, lenders are fighting for volume, and policymakers are searching for ways to make the math work. Extending the mortgage term to fifty years sounds like a bold solution, but it is really a

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ERA Real Estate affiliate announces North Texas acquisition

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ERA Real Estate affiliate Sprout Realty ERA Powered announced its acquisition of Dallas-based 24Fifteen Realty, expanding its presence into the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and neighboring Waco, Texas. The acquisition includes two offices and nearly 100 agents. Following the transaction, the brokerage will operate as 24Fifteen ERA Powered. Founded in 2018, 24Fifteen Realty is led by

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Supreme Court denies REX’s request to rehear petition

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The Supreme Court will not be taking up Real Estate Exchange (REX)’s appeal of a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in REX’s long-running antitrust suit against the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and Zillow. The nation’s highest court denied REX’s rehearing request in a ruling on Monday. No reason was given for its refusal.

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PadSplit expands co-living services to 4 new cities

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Co-living marketplace PadSplit is expanding into four new U.S. markets: Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Sacramento and Nashville. Founded in 2017, PadSplit operates in more than 35 markets and has listed more than 28,000 rooms, housing 65,000-plus people. The company said it focuses on access and flexibility, with no minimum credit score or long-term lease required, allowing

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