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Blend reports stronger Q2 results on software growth

August 6, 2026 by bp56691

Blend Labs on Thursday reported higher second-quarter revenue and a narrower operating loss, driven by growth in its software platform business as the digital mortgage technology provider expanded customer relationships and rolled out its new AI-powered Autopilot product.

Rocket weathers spring housing slowdown, gaining purchase and refi share in Q2

August 6, 2026 by bp56691

Rocket Companies reported high second-quarter earnings on Thursday, driven by increased mortgage origination volume, servicing income and record market share gains in both purchase and refinance lending, even as the broader housing market remained challenging.

Are data centers the next constraint on affordable housing supply?

August 6, 2026 by bp56691

[Editor’s note: This is part 2 of a 3-part HousingWire special series on the impacts of data centers in housing. Part 1 is here.] In 1998, when Steve Alloy succeeded his father, Martin, as president of Northern Virginia-based Stanley Martin Homes, buying land wisely was, as it is now, both a point of pride and […]

Q2 2026 earnings for publicly traded mortgage, real estate and homebuilder companies

August 6, 2026 by bp56691

As earnings results wrap up for Q2 2026, here’s a rundown of what’s happened for major lenders, brokerages, homebuilders, listing portals and title firms.

Squeezed NYC affordable housing properties face reckoning

August 6, 2026 by bp56691

New York City’s regulated affordable housing sector is confronting a worsening financial squeeze, and a reckoning is coming unless solutions emerge, according to a new survey of owners, managers, lenders and other industry participants. The survey by affordable housing nonprofit NYC Housing Partnership found that 62% of respondents said operating costs have risen to unsustainable […]

Rural seniors face growing repair crisis with aging homes

August 5, 2026 by bp56691

Older housing stock, fixed incomes, severe weather and rising costs can combine to make even basic maintenance financially out of reach.

UWM lines up record $2.05B Ishbia–Oaktree capital raise as it posts Q2 loss

August 5, 2026 by bp56691

UWM Holdings Corp. is pairing the announcement of a record $2.05 billion strategic capital partnership with its second-quarter 2026 results, which show the nation’s largest mortgage lender is still leaning into growth despite higher leverage and moving into the red.

NYC buildings agency inspects 180 sites, no imminent hazards

August 5, 2026 by bp56691

Last month’s structural near-disaster at the former Pfizer headquarters being converted to apartments set off a sweeping inspection of construction sites across New York City. Inspectors checked at 180 sites in all, according to the Department of Buildings. Inspectors found violations, but “we did not find any hazardous structural issues posing an imminent danger to […]

CRMLS CEO Art Carter sees more industry litigation ahead, AI blindspots

August 5, 2026 by bp56691

CRMLS CEO Art Carter sat down with HousingWire to discuss the AI transformation he believes the industry is ignoring at its own peril.

Zillow says its ‘Housing Super App’ strategy is working

August 5, 2026 by bp56691

Zillow Q2 2026 revenue rose 18% to $772M, mortgage revenue jumped 75% to $84M, and the quarter ended with a $4M net loss.