HousingWire
- Momentum MLS adds Rayse as member benefit May 15, 2026Leaders said the partnership responds to growing demand for clearer communication and visibility in the home buying and selling process.
- How loan officers are saving deals as mortgage rates cross 6.6% May 15, 2026Loan officers are shifting their playbooks to keep deals alive as mortgage rates climb north of 6.6%.
- Arbor Homes’ low-$200s Arrival Series battles the affordability gap May 15, 2026Arbor Homes expands its Arrival Series near Louisville with detached homes from $199,995 as the affordability gap widens.
- MIAMI and RWorld merger targets unified MLS data and tools May 15, 2026MIAMI and RWorld merged, citing overlapping members and one unified MLS data set, plus plans for Global Data Exchange participation.
- 2026 HousingWire Homebuilder rankings expand the scoreboard May 15, 2026Up to now, homebuilding rankings have mostly answered two questions: who is bigger? And who is the biggest? They remain important questions. Scale matters in U.S. homebuilding. It affects land access, purchasing leverage, trade depth, capital relationships, brand reach, technology investment and resilience when demand turns uneven. In a market shaped by affordability pressures, higher-for-longer […]
- Supreme Lending’s John Luddy on the ‘3 deadly sins’ of reverse mortgages May 15, 2026At last week’s Reverse Mastermind Summit in Tennessee, Luddy took the stage to offer in-depth advice for loan officers who are new to the segment or attempting to grow their business.
- KBW says UWM is well positioned despite market pressures May 15, 2026Analysts at KBW kept UWM at market perform and $4.50, citing 9% share in Q1 2026, 45% broker share, and in-house servicing by October.
- HUD audit warns that some HECM LESA accounts may run dry May 15, 2026HUD OIG audit says 1,237 HECM borrowers may see LESA funds depleted about six years early, with up to $258 million at risk.
- Real estate agents: Before you paste AI copy into the MLS, run this checklist May 15, 2026Checklist for AI generated MLS remarks, avoid buyer profiling, remove coded terms, verify facts and add a required human approval step.
- Welcome to the tech-ecosystem brokerage: How recent mergers will change how you work May 15, 2026Recent acquisitions by Compass, eXp World Holdings and The Real Brokerage illustrate the value of proprietary tech stacks and AI.