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Transform your real estate career overnight in 8 easy steps

Picture real estate as the ultimate sports arena. Agents are like seasoned athletes, always training...

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Becoming a seller/servicer with Freddie Mac

To gain a competitive advantage in the mortgage space, it often demands access to expertise and capa...

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Purchase mortgage demand drops 13% year over year: MBA

Mortgage demand keeps on falling. Mortgage applications dropped 5.2% for the week ending May 31 comp...

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Analysis: Loan-repurchase patterns at Fannie, Freddie, are divergent

Loan repurchases continue to trend downward at both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but there appears...

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Reverse mortgage volume, securities issuance improve further in May

Building on momentum seen in April, reverse mortgage volume and securities issuance each posted gain...

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Transactions and Financings: Charter Senior Living Managing 13 Communities; Sinceri Expands

Management Charter Senior Living now managing 13 Illinois, Wisconsin communities Chart...

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NAF subsidiary launches map tool for intel on cash homebuying trends

NAF Cash, a subsidiary of multichannel mortgage lender New American Funding (NAF), announced on Tues...

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Serene Smith leaves COO role at RE/MAX

More executive changes are afoot at franchise real estate brokerage RE/MAX. Serene Smith, the chief ...

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Ventas Sees ‘Exceptional’ Opportunities for More Growth in 2024

Ventas (NYSE: VTR) has a runway for growth in North America and the U.K. – but opportunities to ex...

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Distinctive Living CEO: ‘Tide Has Turned’ for Senior Living Operators in 2024

Distinctive Living has seen rapid growth in the recent past, along with up to 16 communities current...

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Transform Podcast: Joe Jedlowski, CEO of Distinctive Living

Following the acquisition of Validus Senior Living in early May, Distinctive Living is continuing to...

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To emphasize flood insurance costs, senator cites reverse mortgage borrower

With flood insurance premiums commanding ever-higher prices, a U.S. senator recently described a har...

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Attempted Graceland sale exposes title, mortgage fraud tactics

Seller impersonation fraud has reportedly risen significantly over the years, and one such fraudster...

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Nonbank Hometown Lenders files for bankruptcy

Hometown Lenders has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Alabama, blaming the Federal Rese...

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Borrowers could save $76K over mortgage lifetime by shopping: LendingTree

Shopping around for a mortgage could prove beneficial for borrowers looking to save money, particula...

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Mortgage rates flatten ahead of jobs report, Fed meeting

Even after dropping considerably over the past month, mortgage rates remain well above 7% ahead of t...

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CFPB issues warning on “fine-print tactics” used to “trick” consumers

On an enforcement streak since the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge to its funding mechanism ...

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Upstart Zillow competitor Realoq expands

Realoq, a real estate portal with a “multi-sided marketplace“ that connects consumers and servic...

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Ziegler Arranges $42.3M Financing for John Knox Village in Lee’s Summit, Missouri

LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. — Ziegler has arranged $42.3 million in bond financing for John Knox Village, ...

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Why Homie shows alternative models matter in real estate

The recent announcement of Homie’s decision to strip its brokerage services and end employment for...

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DFW indie brokerage Stryve Realty joins United Real Estate

United Real Estate is growing in Dallas. The nation’s eighth-largest brokerage today announced a m...

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