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HousingWireHousingWire Denver-based loan originator Chris Franquemont announced on Wednesday his return to Guaranteed Rate as producing branch manager. His return follows a brief stint with CrossCountry Mortgage. Chris Franquemont Franquemont returns to Guaranteed Rate after a one-year stint as CrossCountry Mortgage’s senior vice president of mortgage lending, producing branch manager….

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HousingWireHousingWire Tje rapidly rising site traffic at Homes.com took center stage at CoStar Group’s Q4 and full year 2024 earnings call with investors Tuesday evening.  The company reported via Google Analytics, that the Homes.com network recorded an audience of 110 million average monthly unique visitors in Q4, which it claims…

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HousingWireHousingWire Homebuilders who were hoping to start the new year off strong found activity in January to be anything but brisk. The U.S. Census Bureau’s new construction report for January 2025 shows that housing starts fell sharply relative to December. Colder-than-normal temperatures and rising mortgage rates put the freeze on…

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HousingWireHousingWire AI-powered proptech firm RealReports on Tuesday announced the release of a lead generation widget for listing pages. This will allow brokerages to incorporate information from RealReports’ property data on each listing while capturing the contact details of consumers who seek to view the full property report. Per the company’s…

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HousingWireHousingWire It seems the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) — a division of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) — won’t be spared from widespread personnel cuts, as had been suggested by prior reporting and statements from a HUD workers’ union official. But it’s still unclear exactly what’s…

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