the great mortgage bank consolidation wave is underway

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https://www.nar.realtor/magazine/real-estate-news/first-time-home-buyers-are-vanishing-from-the-market

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2022/11/07/housing-market-braces-for-rising-layoffs-soon-as-mortgage-lenders-home-sellers-cut-thousands-of-jobs/?sh=666137046933

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2022/11/08/housing-market-recession-record-share-of-homes-for-sale-are-new-construction-heres-what-that-means-for-buyers/?sh=4d2f8a0e2c60

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