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What factors pushed mortgage rates back up? Economist

Jan 17, 2025

Windermere’s Principal Economist Jeff Tucker looks at mortgage rates and the factors that have pushed them up more than a point since September.

Trump nominates homebuilder scion to oversee Fannie, Freddie

Jan 17, 2025

The grandson of PulteGroup founder William J. Pulte, Bill Pulte is a private equity CEO, philanthropist and Trump loyalist with 3 million followers on X.

Mark Doherty joins Sarkis Team at Douglas Elliman as vice president

Jan 16, 2025

Doherty is a Massachusetts native with more than 25 years of industry experience. He said a meeting with team cofounders Manny and George Sarkis "reinvigorated" his enthusiasm for real estate.

Portfolio success leads Fifth Wall to open new fund

Jan 16, 2025

In conjunction with the new fund, which is backed by new limited partners such as Lowe’s, Public Storage, Kite Realty Group and Independence Realty Trust, Fifth Wall’s largest proptech investment went public in December with a $9 billion market capitalization.

FTC warns of massive spoofing op impersonating mortgage lenders

Jan 16, 2025

"Green Mirage" phone scam targets homeowners in all 50 states from India, using the caller ID of the borrower's actual mortgage lender and tricking victims into making payments to U.S.-based "mules."

Trump’s AG pick promises to pursue antitrust enforcement

Jan 16, 2025

Bondi affirmed that the enforcement of antitrust laws would be a "priority" for her as Attorney General, which suggests that the real estate industry should be prepared for investigations into its practices to continue in full force.

MyCUmortgage signed 18 credit unions as new clients in 2024

Jan 16, 2025

With three new clients signed in Q4, the credit union onboarded as mortgage partners in 2024 represent more than 421,000 members and $6.76 billion in assets.

Austin’s Spyglass joins Real under Private Label model

Jan 16, 2025

Spyglass is coming aboard via the Private Label program, which gives independent brokerages access to Real’s internal software solutions and its cascading efficiencies while sustaining their existing consumer-facing brand.

LISTEN: Real estate leaders pen song to help LA wildfire families 

Jan 16, 2025

Marc Davison, John Heithaus and David Charron — leaders in LA and elsewhere in real estate — wrote and produced "Santa Ana Fury" in a bid to solicit donations for the Realtors Relief Foundation.

RealScout co-founder Andrew Flachner returns to helm as CEO

Jan 16, 2025

Amid record growth, outgoing RealScout CEO Arthur Kaneko will relinquish the role to co-founder Andrew Flachner, who served as chief executive for five years upon launching the company in 2012.

Howard Hanna adds 400 agents with Home Experts Realty merger

Jan 16, 2025

Since its founding in 2011, Home Experts Realty has built an ethical and diverse team of agents who are dedicated to providing exceptional service. The brokerage's founders have ensured that their agents are well-trained to operate both independently and as part of a cohesive team.

Make a game plan now for ICNY, says Corcoran’s Pamela Liebman

Jan 16, 2025

In advance of her appearance at ICNY next week, Inman caught up with the chief executive to hear what's next for the brokerage in 2025 and solicit her advice for first-time Connect attendees.