Single-family housing starts rose in August but are down for the year and are expected to weaken even further, as homebuilders slow production in the face of higher construction costs and hesitant consumer demand. While total new residential construction fell 2.6% in August, this monthly decline came amid a steep 21.7% pullback in multifamily starts, […]
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Zillow Preview listings will start appearing on Realtor.com on Thursday as Realtor.com Preview Listings, the companies said, positioning the move as a bet on openness and broad listing visibility in a fragmenting housing market. Under the arrangement, Zillow’s premarket inventory will be syndicated to Realtor.com and labeled as Realtor.com Preview Listings. The companies first announced
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United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM)’s early adoption of VantageScore 4.0 is shifting outcomes for one-quarter of its borrowers, the company said. It aligns with analysts’ estimates based on historical data. UWM said about 25% of its borrowers are currently seeing a more advantageous credit result when using the new model instead of a Classic FICO score.
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