Compass nabs four new teams in Colorado

Four teams decided to make the leap to Compass in Colorado, the company announced on Thursday. The Bandemer Team, led by Corinna and Brooke...

eXp launches new equity incentive program, Thrive, to recruit more teams

eXp Realty launched a new program to attract more teams, the Thrive program, to agents in the United States and Canada, the company...

FTC requires nonbank financial institutions to report data breaches

Nonbank financial institutions, including mortgage brokers, motor vehicle dealers and payday lenders, must report certain data breaches and other security events to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). According to...

Gary Keller testifies to close out week two of commission lawsuit trial

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — The final day of the second week of the Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit trial began with some procedural news. After filing...

The upside of 8% mortgage rates? More inventory

Weekly housing inventory data Even though I haven’t been able to hit my target level of 11,000 -17,000 weekly inventory growth levels in 2023...

Offerpad, Anywhere team up to expand iBuyer’s reach

Real estate conglomerate Anywhere is teaming up with Offerpad to expand the iBuyer‘s services nationwide, according to an announcement on Thursday. Offerpad operates in...

First Team departs Christie’s, rebrands brokerage

First Team Real Estate, the largest independent brokerage in California, left Christie’s International Real Estate, the company first told Inman on Wednesday. Christie’s...

Builders enjoy a world of sub-6% mortgage rates

While existing homebuyers have been battling high mortgage rates for months — which are now at 8% — the builders are wooing buyers...

BHHS CEO Gino Blefari: ‘Doesn’t agree with it one bit’ about commission conspiracy

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Courtroom proceedings in the Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit continued on Wednesday — after some drama — with HomeServices of America...

Homestar Financial Corp. to cease retail operations

A combination of mortgage volatility and extreme margin compression forced Homestar Financial Corp. to suspend retail operations.  The Gainesville, Georgia-based lender announced plans to...