United Wholesale Mortgage CEO Responds to Rocket-Redfin Merger, GSE Privatization
United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), the nation’s largest mortgage originator, closed $32.4 billion in loan originations in the first quarter of...
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Offerpad Plans to Buy More Homes Despite Tariff Uncertainty
During its Q1 2025 earnings call, iBuyer and real estate technology company Offerpad projected optimism regarding its core business despite...
Team Tactics: Taking and Listing the Best Home Photos
There is currently back-and-forth about how and where digital real estate listings will be disseminated. Whether to favor private listings...
Court Report: Howard Hanna Settles Commission Lawsuit
Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around...
Lawyer-Led Startups Aim to Serve Buyers and Sellers—Without Agents
With names like AgentFree and Realty Redone, the intent of these new startups seems obvious. Although this is far from...
BREAKING: Howard Hanna Settles Commission Lawsuits After Long Fight
One of the last major holdouts in the commission lawsuits has struck a settlement deal, with Pennsylvania-based independent brokerage Howard...
RE/MAX Q1 Revenue Down, Agent Count Up in Mixed Earnings Report
In an earnings report May 1, RE/MAX Holdings, parent company of REMAX and Motto Mortgage, showed both ups and downs...
Jobs Data Comes in Strong—Though Economists Say Too Early to Celebrate
Real estate professionals—and the country at large—breathed a sigh of relief this morning, as the latest data on the labor...
A Slight Decrease for Mortgage Rates This Week
Stubbornly elevated but steady is how economists are positioning average mortgage rates over the last several weeks, ticking up and...
Average Income to Afford a Median-Priced Home Hits Six Figures
The affordability issue in housing has worsened significantly over the past six years, according to a new report by Realtor.com®. ...
Condo or House? Helping Clients Decide Which Makes More Sense
With home prices still elevated in much of the country, condos have become more realistic for buyers determined to exit the rental train. Read more.
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