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HousingWireHousingWire Washington state-based Northwest MLS (NWMLS) has shut off its internet data exchange (IDX) feed going to Compass as the ongoing war between the two real estate industry players escalates.  The news was first reported by Inman News and confirmed to HousingWire by sources who wished to remain anonymous.  The…

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HousingWireHousingWire Housing industry pros are largely supportive of the raft of changes the Federal Housing Administration made related to the COVID-19 era loss mitigation waterfall. “The issue is less what they rescinded as it is what they instituted,” said David Dworkin, president and CEO of the National Housing Conference (NHC)…

HousingWireHousingWire Inflation and the high cost of living were big issues in the last election. So it doesn’t make much sense that lawmakers are considering making housing costs even higher. At issue are utility costs, which are usually the second biggest monthly expense on a home after a mortgage or…

HousingWireHousingWire The reverse mortgage education ecosystem has long struggled to push back against the tide of what the industry views as bad information about its products and business model. Nonprofit counseling agency Credit.org is aiming to offer more prospective reverse mortgage borrowers a source of information. It has created a…