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Michael Isaacs out as CEO of Go Mortgage

July 26, 2025  |  James Kleimann, Flávia Furlan Nunes

Go Mortgage‘s majority owner and CEO Michael Isaacs have parted ways, sources told HousingWire this week. Staff...

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Housing inventory growth is starting to stall

July 26, 2025  |  Logan Mohtashami

Housing inventory growth is starting to stall, despite elevated mortgage rates. As new listings begin their seas...

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Bike advocates wonder why they were left out of Denver’s big spending plan

July 26, 2025

Transportation makes up the largest share of debt dollars in Mayor Mike Johnston’s proposed Vibrant Denver bond ...

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Trump’s sweeping order on homelessness could have major impacts in Denver

July 25, 2025

President Donald Trump’s new executive order is a direct attack on some of the strategies that Denver leaders ha...

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Tech Pulse: Lawmakers press FHFA on crypto for mortgages

July 25, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology news, including to...

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Hemp spells affordable housing for Native American community

July 25, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

The Lower Sioux Indian Community in Morton, Minnesota, has become the first in the country to create a fully ver...

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Denver rent is back to 2022 prices

July 25, 2025

Apartment rents in the Denver metro continue to slide. The average rent in the area fell 3.7 percent in the sec...

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DPS mom Timiya Jackson, who works in dropout prevention, running for NE Denver seat on school board

July 25, 2025  |  Chalkbeat

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Melan...

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Scott, Warren announce bipartisan housing bill markup

July 25, 2025  |  Sarah Wolak

The Senate Banking Committee will hold its first bipartisan housing markup in more than a decade, Chairman Tim S...

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Senate Democrats press FHFA on crypto use in mortgages

July 25, 2025  |  Flávia Furlan Nunes

Five Senate Democrats are raising concerns about the potential risks of using unconverted cryptocurrency assets ...

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Bright MLS: Housing market shifts toward necessity, balance

July 25, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

The U.S. housing market is entering a new phase defined less by competitive bidding and more by financial stress...

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Nearly two-thirds of seniors are unhappy with Social Security checks

July 25, 2025  |  James Kleimann

Nearly two-thirds of retirees are dissatisfied with Social Security benefits, according to a new survey conducte...

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Denver’s safety chief has a new job as the head of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation

July 25, 2025

Denver’s head of the Department of Public Safety, Armando Saldate, is leaving his role with the city to serve as...

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Lawmakers voice support for FHFA’s adoption of VantageScore 4.0

July 25, 2025  |  Neil Pierson

Nearly two dozen members of Congress recently sent a letter to Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finan...

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InGenius acquires mortgage recruiting platform SIMPL

July 25, 2025  |  Sarah Wolak

Another merger and acquisition deal has hit the housing industry. Real estate and mortgage intelligence provider...

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NAR appoints Leslie Nettleford-Freeman to lead legal affairs, brand protection

July 25, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has named Leslie Nettleford-Freeman as its new associate general coun...

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Mortgage prognosticator Barry Habib joins Fannie Mae’s board

July 25, 2025  |  Sarah Wolak

Barry Habib, the founder and CEO of MBS Highway and a go-to source for mortgage industry predictions, has been n...

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Denver’s $3M ad campaign has a controversial idea: You can ‘do something’ about climate change

July 25, 2025

Denver launched a taxpayer-funded ad campaign last week to tell people they are not powerless in the fight again...

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Things to do in Denver this weekend, July 25-27

July 25, 2025

By Cassidy Ritter, Special to Denverite Looking for something to do this weekend? 16th Street is hosting anothe...

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Denver’s ‘Western Soul’ singer, YasmineEmani, is set to perform at the final UMS

July 25, 2025

YasmineEmani, 23, grew up in Park Hill and graduated in 2020 from Denver School of the Arts. She’s now an indepe...

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32 of our favorite day hikes near Denver

July 25, 2025

Back in 2018, Denverite hosted something called the Mile High Hiking Quest, sponsored by Hike to End Hunger. We...

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Denver promises more changes as details of girl’s fall from sliding glass doors at shelter emerge

July 24, 2025

Rooms at the city’s Tamarac hotel shelter have been “unbearably” hot, with temperatures hitting 85 degrees insid...

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Century 21 grows its presence in Baltimore

July 24, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

Century 21 Real Estate has added a new affiliate in the Baltimore area. Advance Realty Bel Air is now operating ...

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MoxiWorks promotes Dave Greenbaum to chief customer officer

July 24, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

MoxiWorks has promoted Dave Greenbaum to chief customer officer, a newly established executive role that will ov...

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Lamacchia Realty opens first Rhode Island office

July 24, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

Lamacchia Realty has opened its first Rhode Island office following the acquisition of Tirrell Realty, a longsta...

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New home sales show why residential construction is in a recession

July 24, 2025  |  Logan Mohtashami

In today’s report, new home sales fell short of sales estimates and experienced negative sales revisions, while ...

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Baird & Warner, Goosehead Insurance enter franchise partnership

July 24, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

Texas-based Goosehead Insurance and Baird & Warner Real Estate have launched a new franchise partnership that wi...

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The top 10 reverse mortgage LOs in the country

July 24, 2025  |  James Kleimann

On Wednesday, Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD) brought you a ranking of the top five reverse mortgage loan originato...

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Home prices are higher than ever, but seller profits have slipped

July 24, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

U.S. homeowners earned a median profit of 50% on home sales in the second quarter of 2025, according to an ATTOM...

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8 clever real estate copywriting tips top agents use (+ AI prompts)

July 24, 2025  |  Gina Baker, Emile L'Eplattenier

I know, I know – you’re a real estate agent, not a copywriter, but hear me out. Just like people eat with their ...

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Most home shoppers are seeking out a new city

July 24, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

More than half of home shoppers nationwide are looking for properties outside of their current metro areas — con...

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Tricia Noyola resigns as CEO of Denver-based charter school network Rocky Mountain Prep

July 24, 2025

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Melan...

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Texas AG under scrutiny for potential mortgage fraud

July 24, 2025  |  Sarah Wolak

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, Angela — who own three homes in Texas — are facing similar accus...

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Health fair at St. Mary Magdalene Parish to offer screenings, vaccines and free backpacks for those in...

July 24, 2025

Community and health groups are joining forces for a big health fair this weekend in Denver. Bazar de la Salud ...

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Opendoor announces new home seller option amid meme stock craze

July 24, 2025  |  Jeff Andrews

The brutal housing market has forced iBuyers to reconfigure their businesses — and Opendoor has a new offering i...

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Q2 2025 earnings for publicly traded mortgage and real estate companies

July 24, 2025  |  Neil Pierson

HousingWire reports on the quarterly earnings of publicly traded mortgage and real estate companies, offering a ...

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New-home sales stay sluggish as builder headwinds persist

July 24, 2025  |  Jeff Andrews

The good news is that new-home sales in June ticked up slightly compared to May. The bad news is they’re still r...

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Fannie Mae lowers forecasts for mortgage rates, home-price growth

July 24, 2025  |  Sarah Wolak

Mortgage rates are expected to end 2025 at 6.4% and 2026 at 6% — downward revisions compared with last month’s f...

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How to find expired listings: 9 proven strategies

July 24, 2025  |  Gina Baker, Emile L'Eplattenier

Expired listings, listings that weren’t sold within their allotted contract time, are a lucrative niche for thos...

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Redfin says the LA wildfires impacted $50B worth of homes

July 24, 2025  |  Sarah Wolak

About 11,000 residential properties totaling $51.7 billion in value in Los Angeles were impacted by January’s wi...

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Merger creates largest Realtor association in North Texas

July 24, 2025  |  Brooklee Han

MetroTex Association of Realtors and Collin County Area Realtors (CCAR) are merging to form the largest Realtor ...

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Selling homes to heroes: Be the go-to real estate agent for veterans

July 24, 2025  |  Tim and Julie Harris

Veterans represent a uniquely powerful niche in U.S. real estate. The VA-backed loan program has supported over ...

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Rechat launches ‘Lucy,’ an AI agent assistant

July 24, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

Real estate technology firm Rechat has officially launched Lucy — an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered agent ...

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AI startup Further launches homebuying platform

July 24, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

A new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform aimed at simplifying the homebuying process is now available...

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J.D. Power: Customer satisfaction with mortgage servicers is fading

July 24, 2025  |  Sarah Wolak

Customer satisfaction with mortgage servicers has plummeted this year, with an average satisfaction score that’s...

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Housing Market Forecasts for the Rest of 2025

July 24, 2025  |   KCM Crew

If you’ve been watching the market, you’ve likely noticed a few changes already this year. But what’s next?

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The new leader of Denver’s biggest LBGTQ+ organization takes on a changing world

July 24, 2025

Denver’s premier nonprofit serving the Rocky Mountain LGBTQ+ community has a new leader. Kim Salvaggio, 49, is t...

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Denver voters rejected housing and a ‘free’ park. The public may pay $70M for a bigger park, instead

July 24, 2025  |  Kyle Harris

Almost two years ago, Denver voters blocked a developer’s plan to build housing, retail and a public park at the...

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LO comp reform: From channel conflict to consumer-centered change

July 24, 2025  |  Brian Vieaux

What started as a post on LinkedIn, turned into real conversation. In my post and via a separate outreach, I as...

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Bipartisan housing bill targets local zoning barriers

July 23, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

On Wednesday, U.S. Reps. Mike Flood (R-Neb.) and Brittany Pettersen (D-Colo.) introduced the Identifying Regulat...

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Home prices hit all-time high, but more inventory cools price growth

July 23, 2025  |  Logan Mohtashami

With all the doomsday soundbites about housing, it might be surprising to hear that home prices reached an all-t...

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The deal doctor: How a Miami agent closes $25 million+ a year selling condos to plastic surgeons

July 23, 2025  |  Emile L'Eplattenier, Gina Baker

Struggling to find a lucrative niche this year? You’re not alone. With leads scarce and deals drying up, you’re ...

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Century 21 expands in Kansas

July 23, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

Century 21 Real Estate has announced the affiliation of Monument Real Estate, a locally owned brokerage in Empor...

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Fired Fannie Mae workers sue over discrimination

July 23, 2025  |  Flávia Furlan Nunes

Dozens of former Fannie Mae employees filed a lawsuit this week, alleging discrimination after being abruptly fi...

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Meet the top 5 reverse mortgage originators in America

July 23, 2025  |  James Kleimann

Over the past 12 months, Jason Stultz of Caliver Beach Mortgage has been on quite a hot streak. The Maryland-ba...

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No matter how you slice it: Compass say NWMLS’s rules are anticompetitive

July 23, 2025  |  Brooklee Han

Compass, which previously slammed Northwest MLS’s (NWMLS) motion to dismiss its antitrust suit as “misleading an...

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She teaches college-level math in a diverse Aurora high school. This is her favorite lesson

July 23, 2025

By Ann Schimke | Chalkbeat During Gayathri Ramkumar’s favorite lesson — a sort of mathematical guessing game — ...

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How a top LA agent is rebuilding her life after the fires — one reel at a time

July 23, 2025  |  Emile L'Eplattenier, Gina Baker

Are you afraid of “oversharing” on social media? It’s not just you. It’s why so many Realtors post nothing but m...

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realMLS adds transparency platform Rayse as a member benefit

July 23, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

Access to the real estate platform Rayse has been provided to all realMLS members at no additional cost. The pla...

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12 open house scripts to impress buyers and win more clients

July 23, 2025  |  Gina Baker

Let’s be honest, real estate open houses can feel a little awkward if you’re not sure what to say. You’re juggli...

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To HODL or not to HODL? Opendoor stock plummets after Reddit-fueled surge

July 23, 2025  |  Jeff Andrews

Reddit giveth and Reddit taketh away. The infamous subreddit Wall Street Bets has turned Opendoor into its late...

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Fidelis Investors closes $144.5M rated RTL securitization

July 23, 2025  |  Sarah Wolak

Fidelis Investors, an alternative asset manager with more than $1 billion in assets under management, on Wednesd...

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Unlock secures $250M from D2 Asset Management

July 23, 2025  |  Flávia Furlan Nunes

Unlock Technologies, a fintech that offers homeowners upfront cash in exchange for a share of their home’s futur...

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Price of an existing home peaks even as sales pace falls below 4 million

July 23, 2025  |  Jeff Andrews

Just when you thought the housing market couldn’t get any worse, it does. According to the monthly report from ...

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NAR, local associations dismissed from Eytalis suit

July 23, 2025  |  Brooklee Han

The legal wins for the National Association of Realtors (NAR) continue to roll in. On Tuesday, Judge Reed C. O’C...

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Mr. Cooper stays profitable despite major subservicing exit in Q2

July 23, 2025  |  Flávia Furlan Nunes

Mr. Cooper Group remained profitable across its mortgage origination and servicing businesses in the second quar...

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CoStar earnings ‘boosted’ by growth of Homes.com

July 23, 2025  |  Brooklee Han

While both Zillow and Compass have yet to announce their second quarter 2025 earnings results, both companies we...

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Why Lower and Movoto are doing it differently than Rocket-Redfin

July 23, 2025  |  Brooklee Han

Rocket Companies‘ $1.75 billion real estate splash with the acquisition of Redfin has generated tremendous buzz,...

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Purchase apps are very confusing this year, but new listings are key

July 23, 2025  |  Logan Mohtashami

I have been tracking purchase application data for over 14 years, and 2025 is likely the most confusing year for...

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Mortgage demand continues to outpace 2024

July 23, 2025  |  Sarah Wolak

Mortgage applications increased less than a full percentage point (0.8%) from the prior week, according to data ...

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Trump will consider eliminating capital gains taxes to boost housing market

July 23, 2025  |  James Kleimann

President Trump on Tuesday told the press he is considering legislation that would eliminate capital gains taxes...

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Synergy One joins Figure’s Democratized Prime as flagship institutional client

July 23, 2025  |  Sarah Wolak

Figure Technology Solutions, a technology platform powering a liquid, blockchain-based marketplace for financial...

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The U.S. Foreclosure Map You Need To See

July 23, 2025  |   KCM Crew

Foreclosure headlines are making noise again – and they’re designed to stir up fear to get you to read them.

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What we saw at a tree-climbing competition in Denver

July 23, 2025  |  Lauren Antonoff Hart

“ARE YOU OK?” Edward Cruise yelled toward the canopy of a Gambel oak tree in Berkeley Lake Park. “Ethan, how ar...

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Renters now outnumber owners in key U.S. cities. Is the real estate industry paying attention?

July 23, 2025  |  Michael Lucarelli

In cities across the U.S., the scales have tipped, and most of the real estate industry hasn’t noticed. More tha...

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PennyMac, the top dog in correspondent, says its broker business is booming

July 22, 2025  |  Sarah Wolak

PennyMac Financial Services Inc. (PFSI) on Tuesday reported net income of $136.5 million for Q2 2025 on revenue ...

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Months after unveiling pedestrian bridge, Gov. Jared Polis says he’ll ‘chain’ himself to Capitol to st...

July 22, 2025

Gov. Jared Polis says the state of Colorado will absolutely not build a pedestrian bridge over Lincoln Street, b...

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eXp team leader David Brooke on how to overcome industry myths

July 22, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

On this week’s episode of the RealTrending podcast, host Tracey Velt sits down with David Brooke — founder of th...

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Final Offer joins LeadingRE preferred vendor program

July 22, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE) has added digital listing and offer negotiation platform ...

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Homebuilders are weathering the trade war — for now

July 22, 2025  |  Jeff Andrews

The enormous scale of the trade war initiated by President Donald Trump has the potential to upend practically e...

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Most Americans retire without a savings withdrawal plan

July 22, 2025  |  Sarah Wolak

Almost two-thirds of Americans say they worry more about running out of money in retirement than about dying — a...

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Michigan title agents suspended over alleged mismanagement of escrow funds

July 22, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

Two Oakland County, Michigan, title insurance agents have had their licenses suspended following allegations of ...

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Why does Denver want to spend $140M around Burnham Yard? The Broncos are part of it

July 22, 2025

Two of the most expensive projects in Mayor Mike Johnston’s infrastructure spending plan are being prioritized, ...

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Bipartisan legislation aims to expand ADU financing

July 22, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

A bipartisan bill introduced last week in the U.S. House of Representatives seeks to address the nation’s housin...

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HomeStreet to sell $794M in Ginnie Mae MSRs

July 22, 2025  |  Flávia Furlan Nunes

Seattle-based HomeStreet Bank has agreed to sell its $794 million Ginnie Mae loan servicing portfolio to an undi...

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NAF launches multimillion-dollar marketing campaign

July 22, 2025  |  Sarah Wolak

New American Funding (NAF) on Tuesday launched its new “Hell Yeah You’re Buying a Home” marketing campaign that’...

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Douglas Elliman launches in-house mortgage platform

July 22, 2025  |  Flávia Furlan Nunes, Brooklee Han

Luxury real estate brokerage Douglas Elliman Real Estate has partnered with Associated Mortgage Bankers to launc...

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As mortgage rates move higher, Fed officials mull a cut

July 22, 2025  |  Neil Pierson

After two straight weeks of declines, mortgage rates have risen for two weeks in a row and returned to the level...

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Denver Summit FC yoinks ultimate frisbee team’s name (with permission)

July 22, 2025

Updated at 11:47 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 The National Women’s Soccer League team in Denver announced its...

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The Denver NWSL team name is here

July 22, 2025  |  Alex Scoville

Introducing: Denver Summit FC. After months of waiting, Denver’s future National Women’s Soccer Team has a name...

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The Latest Mortgage Rate Forecasts

July 22, 2025  |   KCM Crew

If you’re tempted to delay your move in hope that mortgage rates will come down, you may want to rethink that st...

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Colorado’s monsoon season is right on schedule (and, as always, we could use the moisture)

July 22, 2025

The weather around Denver looks pretty familiar this week: highs in the 80s and thunderstorms in the afternoon, ...

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Denver mayor says more enforcement, more housing, more help will make city “capital of the New West”

July 22, 2025  |  Kyle Harris

A $250 million budget deficit. A shrinking city government. Homelessness and an impossibly high cost of living. ...

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Foreclosure auction volume rises 19% after VA moratorium expires

July 22, 2025  |  Sarah Wolak

Foreclosure auction volume in the second quarter of 2025 increased 19% from the same period last year and reache...

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Denver council delays approval of CLEAR investigative database amid ICE concerns

July 21, 2025

City officials hit the brakes on the approval of an extended contract with a surveillance database that city off...

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You probably don’t owe $420 to Denver Public Schools for a Chromebook

July 21, 2025

If you are a Denver Public Schools parent, you may have received a frightening email from the district today. “...

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Where — and for whom — Trump’s higher SALT deduction cap has the most impact

July 21, 2025  |  Jeff Andrews

The recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) gave Americans a huge tax cut that critics say primarily ...

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To the moon! Opendoor is Reddit’s new meme stock

July 21, 2025  |  Jeff Andrews

Move over, Gamestop — there’s a new memestock in town. The equity price of iBuyer pioneer Opendoor has surged o...

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Don’t Make These Mistakes When Selling Your House

July 21, 2025  |   KCM Crew

Are you thinking about selling your house? Some common mistakes today can make the process more stressful or eve...

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Denver clerk says election security in peril because new facility was excluded from mayor’s bond package

July 21, 2025

Add another person to the list of Denverites unhappy with the proposed Vibrant Denver bond package: Clerk and Re...

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