The heated debate around the Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP) has roiled the real estate brokerage space as a result of fierce pushback on the rule from Compass.
But company CEO Robert Reffkin has a question amid what he characterized as “negative narratives and scare tactics.” What’s the downside for a home seller of Compass’s “three-phase marketing” strategy?
Lower rates helped Detroit-based Rocket Companies, the parent of Rocket Mortgage, improve its originations in the first quarter of the year — a period also marked by the announcement of two major acquisitions in Redfin and Mr. Cooper.
Despite a slowdown in overall Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) volume in the first quarter of 2025, Longbridge Financial contributed positively to parent company Ellington Financial.
Overall performance at Ellington saw $31.6 million in net income to common stockholders, up from $22.4 million the prior quarter. Longbridge posted a net loss of $1 million for the quarter.
The founder of Warburg Realty Frederick Warburg Peters is joining Brown Harris Stevens. The New York-based firm announced Peters’ move on Thursday.
Peters founded Warburg Realty in 1991 before selling it to Coldwell Banker in 2021.
Home prices rose in more than 80% of U.S. metro areas in the first quarter of 2025 — even as affordability remained stretched and fewer markets posted double-digit gains.
According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), 189 of 228 metro areas (83%) saw year-over-year increases in the median price for existing single-family homes. That’s a slight decline from 89% in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Nearly 30% of U.S. homeowners would consider tapping their home equity via products like a home equity line of credit (HELOC) due to ongoing concerns about the economic climate, stemming from a rise in volatility and uncertainty over the past three years.
This comes from survey data collected by MeridianLink, a software vendor for the financial services and consumer reporting industries.
A surge in commercial real estate transactions helped drive solid first-quarter 2025 earnings for the country’s largest title insurers.
First American Financial, Fidelity National Financial, Old Republic International and Stewart Information Services all reported year-over-year gains in commercial title revenue. Leaders at each company pointed to improved demand and strategic investments in growth.
Keller Williams has a new training program for KW-affiliated agents looking to up their game this summer.
On Thursday, the firm announced that it is welcoming Michael Maher to the KW MAPS coaching team. Maher will lead a referral training program at KW MAPS.
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