Significant shifts in real estate team performance: Streamlined
The third quarter of 2023 shows significant shifts in the performance of teams reflecting both the decline in housing sales activity and the...
Fannie Mae on Q4: Existing home sales will be lowest since 2010
The housing market has not hit the bottom in existing home sales yet, Fannie Mae projected.
With mortgage rates having previously soared to around...
The 2024 mortgage M&A playbook
Guild Mortgage has an ambitious plan under the leadership of its new CEO, Terry Schmidt. The California-based retail lender has set a target...
Compass cuts losses in Q3, addresses commission lawsuit threat
Compass surprised positively in the third quarter of 2023 by posting a number of strong results. The brokerage’s national quarterly market share grew...
How scammers are using AI to commit new fraud in real estate
Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Tom Cronkright, co-founder and executive chairman of CertifID and CEO of Sun Title, to talk...
Opinion: How regulators can reduce costs and increase equity
Recently, new technologies have reduced costs associated with purchasing a home and provided more opportunities for first-time homebuyers to enter the market.
To...
Compass CEO Reffkin believes agents will still be valued in a post-settlement world
Robert Reffkin is confident that Compass and its agents have what it takes to continue growing and succeeding in the changing real estate...
G-Rate sues NAF over poaching, alleges violation of LO comp rule
Top-10 mortgage lender Guaranteed Rate has filed a lawsuit against retail rival New American Funding over poaching. But this isn’t your standard poaching...
VA to roll out temporary fix to buyer agent commission problem
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs will soon release a circular that “bridges the gap” on an agency law that prohibits a...
Redfin expands new pay plan to two new California markets
After a successful launch of its new agent pay structure in Los Angeles and San Francisco in late October, Redfin announced Monday that...
