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🏃♀️➡️🏃♂️➡️ Morning run at the HousingWire AI Summit 🏃♀️➡️🏃♂️➡️ Tuesday morning, let's kick off the day with something AI *cannot* do... Let's get some fresh air and walk/run the Katy Trail. The trail is just outside The Highland Dallas. We’ll head out together as a group. Everyone can go at their own pace or break off into groups or whatever feels right. Details: – Meet in the hotel lobby at 6:15 AM – Chat, grab some coffee, whatever works – Leave the lobby at 6:30 AM 🚶♀️🏃♂️ All paces welcome — run, walk, jog, whatever feels right. Start the day moving outside with good people. No gear needed, no pressure, no RSVPs — just show up and vibe. See you out there! Makenna Clay Brena Nath Diego Sanchez Clayton Collins Sarah Wheeler

🏦📈 Trump eyes historic IPOs for Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac—amid conservatorship The administration is exploring bold structural reform: taking these government-controlled mortgage giants public—while maintaining federal guarantees and oversight. ➡️ Read the full breakdown by Brooklee Han, OLY here: https://lnkd.in/guzf8u6g

⚖️💬 Agents are still being compensated—but how they are is evolving Transaction volumes remain steady, but industry leaders are shifting away from cooperative compensation in favor of negotiated, transparent fee arrangements. ➡️ Read the full breakdown by Brooklee Han, OLY here: https://lnkd.in/g4GFP8h4

🏠📉Home prices are down in 35% of U.S. markets according to John Burns The housing slowdown is spreading—from early hotspots like Texas and Florida to a broader swath of the country. ➡️ Read the full breakdown by Jonathan Delozier here: https://lnkd.in/g5FU-TDB

Now available as part of the HWData suite: Sold Intel — the dataset your housing market model has been missing. If you’re still relying on listings alone, you're not seeing the full picture. Sold Intel delivers actual transaction values, sale dates, and sale-to-list price ratios—linked to our Listings and Pending datasets for full property lifecycle clarity. Built for analysts, AVMs, lenders, and market strategists who need more than MLS data. Request a sample or connect with a Data Specialist → https://lnkd.in/gWGPDZwE #housingmarket #realestatedata #enterpriseanalytics #mortgagedatayes

- Income and employment defects are down 35%. - Insurance gaps and compliance violations are up. - Fraud risk is making a comeback. ACES Quality Management’s latest QC Industry Trends Report reveals where lenders are most vulnerable today and why static QC processes won’t cut it in 2025. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gQNJpGQu

📊💡UWM rolls out a 90‑basis‑point refinance incentive, its most aggressive to date This rate‑and‑term refinance program is available on locks through September 16, 2025, covering conventional, jumbo, FHA, USDA, FHA Streamline, and VA IRRRL loans. ➡️ Read the full breakdown by Flávia Furlan Nunes here: https://lnkd.in/gKJgtdje

🏠🤝Opendoor turns to agents in the hunt for profitability The iBuyer reported its first adjusted EBITDA profit in three years in Q2 2025 ➡️ Read the full breakdown by Brooklee Han, OLY here: https://lnkd.in/gKS68V_v

📈💰Mortgage refinance applications rebound as the refinance share hits its highest level since April Mortgage loan applications rose 3.1% in the week ending August 1, 2025, fueled by a third consecutive week of declining mortgage rates. The refinance index climbed 5% week-over-week and was 18% higher than the same period in 2024. The refinance share increased to 41.5% of all applications, the strongest pace since April ➡️ Read the full breakdown by Sarah Wolak here: https://lnkd.in/gUZtrmby

🏗️🏛️Modular homebuilder BOXABL prepares to go public in a $3.5 B SPAC deal BOXABL will merge with FG Merger II Corp, issuing 350 million new shares and listing on Nasdaq as ticker BXBL ➡️ Read the full breakdown by Jonathan Delozier here: https://lnkd.in/gsfSywiA