Zillow, ShowingTime sue 2 multiple listing services

Zillow Group and ShowingTime are taking two multiple listing services (MLSs) to court, due to their allegedly anticompetitive behavior. On Friday, Zillow Group and...

Is time the enemy of equity for chronically distressed homeowners?

Chronically distressed properties lost more than $7,000 in total home equity on average while cycling in and out of foreclosure, according to an...

Top indie brokerage John L. Scott acquires Sterling Johnston Real Estate

West Coast juggernaut independent brokerage John L. Scott Real Estate has acquired boutique brokerage Sterling Johnston Real Estate, based out of Redmond, Washington....

AlphV/BlackCat claims credit for loanDepot cyberattack

Infamous ransomware gang AlphV/BlackCat claimed it was behind the January cyberattack at top 15 U.S. mortgage lender loanDepot. loanDepot, which originated about $17 billion...

How LOs, mortgage execs are preparing for 2024

After nearly two years of trudging through a frozen housing market, the consensus among mortgage professionals is that the worst of it is...

Opinion: Creativity is required to achieve actual property M&A right now

Given the state of the market over the last year, some have commented that the merger and acquisition market has gone quiet and...

How do you solve the California housing crisis?

California looms large in any discussion of housing affordability. The largest state by population, one out of every eight Americans lives in the...

Newrez launches mortgage JV with $4B Keller Williams group in New Jersey

Newrez has launched a new joint venture mortgage company, Carnegie Mortgage Partners, in collaboration with a top Keller Williams franchise network in Bergen...

CoStar continues to post solid growth in the fourth quarter 

CoStar Group’s annual revenue increased by 12% during the fourth quarter of 2023, marking its 51st straight quarter of double-digit revenue growth. The company...

Twixmas is the perfect time to claim email amnesty

Happy Twixmas, kids! First of all, let’s unpack this precious time between Christmas and New Year’s when real estate pros are left wondering,...