In addition to signing a multi-year deal with Pentagon Federal Credit Union, Blend laid off 50 workers in September, or about 9 percent of its workforce.
https://www.inman.com/2024/11/06/new-customers-and-layoffs-help-blend-approach-profitability/
Shares in the mortgage giants soared Wednesday on expectations that the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans will revive efforts to privatize the companies.
https://www.inman.com/2024/11/06/investors-betting-trump-will-privatize-fannie-mae-freddie-mac/
Zillow tallied $581 million in revenue between July and September, according to Q3 earnings released Wednesday. Revenue from the portal's mortgage business hit $39 million, a 63 percent increase ...
https://www.inman.com/2024/11/06/mortgage-segment-stands-tall-as-zillow-posts-revenue-growth-in-q3/
Appetite for bonds wanes as investors pile into the stock market and assess whether Donald Trump's return to the White House will fuel more government borrowing and reignite inflation.
https://www.inman.com/2024/11/06/mortgage-rates-climb-as-investors-weigh-impact-of-election-results/
Renter households increased by 2.7 percent year-over-year in the third quarter to a record 45.6 million, a rate three times higher than the 0.9 percent uptick in homeowner households, according t...
https://www.inman.com/2024/11/06/renter-households-surge-as-homeownership-costs-climb/
Accused of embezzling as much as $27 billion alongside her husband and other accomplices, Truong My Lan told the court on Monday that her sentence is "too expensive to pay" and "too severe."
https://www.inman.com/2024/11/06/real-estate-tycoon-sentenced-to-death-in-vietnam-appeals-sentence/
Inman On Tour will tap into the regional synergies and local affinities of their host cities allowing even more agents, brokers, and tech founders to learn, network with peers, and experience the...
https://www.inman.com/2024/11/06/inman-on-tour-brand-debuts-as-part-of-expanded-2025-event-lineup/
While metrics and KPIs reflect your company's performance, Leah McDonough writes, it's feeling valued and appreciated that defines company culture.
Regularly practicing detachment by honing healthy practices, broker Pam Blair writes, doesn’t necessarily change the outward outcome of events but can dramatically alter our internal experience...
https://www.inman.com/2024/11/06/3-ways-to-find-freedom-amid-chaos-by-embracing-detachment/
With these AI-driven strategies at your fingertips, coach Darryl Davis writes, the path to becoming a more successful and efficient real estate agent is clearer than ever.
https://www.inman.com/2024/11/06/10-things-chatgpt-can-do-for-your-real-estate-business-for-free/
Now that a year has passed, what's your biggest lesson learned since the Sitzer | Burnett verdict? How has your business changed, and have those changes been positive overall?
https://www.inman.com/2024/11/06/whats-your-biggest-takeaway-1-year-after-the-sitzer-verdict-pulse/
The virtual brokerage argued Tuesday that its settlement wasn't too small, and asked a court to reject attempts to force it back to the negotiating table.
https://www.inman.com/2024/11/05/exp-punches-back-over-criticism-of-sweetheart-commission-deal/
The latest iteration of REDX's ad builder introduces customizable ad templates and an easier, more direct connection to Facebook accounts so campaigns can be created and launched in less time.
https://www.inman.com/2024/11/05/lead-quality-facebook-behind-latest-redx-release/
NextHome, the Keyes Company, John L. Scott Real Estate and the K Company Realty have agreed to pay a combined total of nearly $5 million.
https://www.inman.com/2024/11/05/gibson-commission-case-sees-4-more-settlements/
Beleaguered lender ekes out $2.67 million third quarter profit, with loan originations up 9 percent from a year ago as refinancings bounce back on retreat in rates.
https://www.inman.com/2024/11/05/loandepot-is-back-in-the-black-for-the-first-time-since-q4-2021/
Judge Stephen R. Bough, who ruled on Sitzer | Burnett, said Gibson deals "provide a significant financial recovery to the Settlement Class in light of the strengths and weaknesses of the case."
Partner in Ridgeland Mortgage, Smith Douglas Homes, went public in January and targets price-conscious entry-level and empty-nest homebuyers in the South and Southeast.
https://www.inman.com/2024/11/05/loandepot-adds-to-its-stable-of-homebuilder-joint-ventures/
The Sacramento-based company will operate using the name "Windermere Signature Properties" nearly four years after its acquisition. The firm boasts more than 700 agents, as well as 14 offices.
https://www.inman.com/2024/11/05/former-california-indie-brokerage-lyon-rebrands-to-windermere/