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White-label brokerage Side is seeking more than $4 million from the Alexander brothers and the brokerage Official Partners.
According to an amended complaint filed this week, Side allege...
While many older homeowners own their properties free and clear of a mortgage payment, this is not a feasible reality for many seniors. In fact, more than 10.5 million Americans at or over the age ...
Industries like retail, banking, transportation and food service have undergone massive digital transformation in recent years by leveraging new technologies to enhance consumer experience. As a re...
I like to say that I don’t predict mortgage rates — and I’m not convinced that anyone can. Bond markets are driven by so many unpredictable factors that even the wisest market visionaries have big ...
As existing-home sales dwindle due to high mortgage rates and the lock-in effect, buyers continue turning to new construction options. And Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) data shows a shifting a...
After tumbling over the past few months, existing-home sales are giving real estate and mortgage professionals a reason to smile. The seasonally adjusted annual rate of existing-home sales rose 3.4...
It looked like existing-home sales were primed to rise in 2025, but the prospect of higher-than-expected mortgage rates are driving down expectations.
Fannie Mae on Thursday issued revisions...
The defect rate for mortgages grew significantly across all loan types in the second quarter of 2024, continuing a trend seen in the first quarter. The share of loans with defects grew to 1.81%, ac...
In the newest episode of the “Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered” podcast, hosts James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson sit down with Robert Morris, a real estate broker, trainer and veteran agent ...
Compass has made no secret of its plans for rapid expansion, and if recent additions are any indication, Texas is a prime target.
The brokerage announced this week that it added Dallas-b...
While president-elect Donald Trump is still making selections for who will fill out his cabinet and other important leadership positions across the government, one outstanding question mark...
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After years of stops and starts, housing trade groups are urging Congress to pass a long-term extension to the National Flood Insurance Program. (Image generated by AI in Midjourney)
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Tim Nelson, a longtime reverse mortgage industry professional and reverse department manager at VIP Mortgage in Scottsdale, Arizona, spent 20 years in the home lending arena before shifting his foc...
Keller Williams wants to give its team leaders a boost.
The real estate franchise has hired Shanan Steere to be its director of growth operations. In the role, Steere will be charged wit...
UBS analyst Douglas Harter recently made waves after he took a closer look at the stock of reverse mortgage industry leader Finance of America (FOA). Harter downgraded the company’s stock rating on...
The Hooper (formerly Phillips) copycat commission lawsuit is down a few defendants. In a ruling on Thursday, Judge Mark H. Cohen of the U.S. District Court in Atlanta granted the plaintiffs’ consen...
Home prices firmed up in today’s existing home sales report, but we caught on to this trend two months ago with our Housing Market Tracker. Traditionally, home prices soften in the second half of t...
Charter Senior Living CEO Keven Bennema believes that 2025 could be the year that developers and operators kick into much higher gear with regard to new growth, and the company is readying itself a...
Home insurance premiums continue to rise, but the severity of the increases have cooled in recent months, which suggests that a semblance of stability is returning to the market. But this doesn’t n...
Mortgage servicing executives foresee significant changes for the industry under a Donald Trump administration, particularly when it comes to interest rates, reform of the government-sponsored ente...