• Quiet 2026 hurricane season forecast, risk remains for builders,Richard Lawson

    Quiet 2026 hurricane season forecast, risk remains for builders

    The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is underway, and despite predictions of a quieter year, experts are urging the housing industry not to ease up on storm-resilient building. NOAA’s 2026 outlook calls for 8–14 named storms, 3–6 hurricanes, and 1–3 major hurricanes. That follows 2025, the first seaso

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  • Analysis: The average American needs nearly $900K to retire comfortably,HousingWire Automation

    Analysis: The average American needs nearly $900K to retire comfortably

    A new analysis from Investopedia found that a single American who retires at 65 needs roughly $898,000 in savings to fund a comfortable retirement. But the required nest egg varies sharply — from about $644,000 in North Dakota to more than $1 million in New Jersey, Hawaii, California and Washington,

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  • Eye on the wrong prize: How the myth of loan officer productivity is costing lenders,Bernard Nossuli

    Eye on the wrong prize: How the myth of loan officer productivity is costing lenders

    Few phrases surface more often in mortgage boardrooms than “loan officer productivity.” Leaders understandably want more loans per originator, more dollar volume per head and greater efficiency across the sales force. The metric feels clean and controllable, offering a simple way to measure performa

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