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January 2026

California housing reform faces new test as LA Metro resists transit zoning law

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California has become a test lab for housing reform. The state stands as an ongoing experiment-in-process for how far lawmakers will go to legalize the development of more homes and how hard local officials and neighborhood activists will fight to stop it.​​ The latest flashpoint struck on Thursday, as the Los Angeles transit agency board […]

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CrossCountry Mortgage hires Sam Sharp as regional EVP in Chicago

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CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM) announced Friday that it has hired Sam Sharp as regional executive vice president, expanding the lender’s presence in the Chicago market. Sharp, who brings more than 23 years of mortgage industry experience, is known in the Chicago area for a borrower-focused approach and long-standing referral relationships, according to the company. “When you

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Post-holiday pending sales rebound exposes regional divides

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The U.S. housing market is showing clear signs of a post-holiday recovery. Pending home sales climbed to 50,096 new contracts this week, a 25.7% increase from last week’s 39,841, as buyer activity rebounds from the typical holiday slowdown. The increase in buyer activity, combined with shifting market dynamics, signals a return to more typical activity

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KB Home opens new wildfire-resilient community in NorCal hills

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In the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, KB Home has unveiled a fire-resilient new-home subdivision designed and engineered to protect homeowners, buffer neighboring communities and potentially lower property insurance rates.  The homebuilder opened its model home and began selling homes in its 24-lot Stone Canyon community, 30 miles east of Sacramento in the fire-prone

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30 Must-have Real Estate Text Message Scripts to Convert Leads

30 Must-have Real Estate Text Message Scripts to Convert Leads

Real Estate, Real Estate Agent Essentials, Vetted by HousingWire /

As a real estate brokerage leader with decades of experience, I know firsthand that every connection counts, so having the right words at your fingertips is essential. That’s where text messaging for real estate agents comes in — it’s quick, personal, and gets straight to the point. We’ve gathered 30 real estate text message scripts

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FHFA reports clean GAO audit for fiscal year 2025

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The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)’s annual Performance and Accountability Report was published on Friday, revealing that the agency received clean audit results for fiscal year 2025 from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The report disclosed that the GAO did not find any “material weaknesses or unacceptable risks.” The FHFA received an unmodified audit opinion

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Trump pulls back from 401(k) use for down payments

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President Trump is said to have expressed reluctance to back penalty-free use of tax-advantaged 401(k) funds for down payments as he returned from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Processing Content Trump reportedly told representatives of news outlets like The Hill and USA Today who asked about the concept that he is “not a

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Banks see MSR strain despite strong top-line results

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Federal efforts to push rates lower have helped boost mortgage production, but they are also creating headwinds for servicing that are starting to show up in earnings. Processing Content US Bank generated record revenue overall, but in the details beneath that top-line item was a $11 million drop in the valuation for servicing rights, net

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Consumer sentiment reaches five-month high in broad gain

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US consumer sentiment increased to a five-month high in January as Americans grew more optimistic about the economy and their finances. Processing Content The final January sentiment index rose 3.5 points from a month earlier to 56.4, exceeding the preliminary reading, according to the University of Michigan. The figure surpassed all estimates in a Bloomberg

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