Blame it on the ‘volatile housing market’: Your Q4 2022 earnings roundup
As companies report their Q4 and full-year earnings, industry-watchers read the tea leaves for indications of what’s working now — and what’s likely to happen next.
UWM posts $62M Q4 loss but keeps title of America’s biggest lender
CEO Mat Ishbia says aggressive “Game On” pricing is still in place, but acknowledges wholesaler is seeking to boost profit margins in 2023.
Keller Williams welcomes back another multimillion-dollar team
After a nine-month stint with Real, the Orlando-based Ken Pozek Group has returned to Keller Williams. The 21-agent team closed $322 million in sales in 2021 and 2022.
The time a typical homeowner stays in one place just got a little shorter
Migratory waves over the past three years due to the pandemic have caused homeownership tenure to decline modestly, but an uptick is expected thanks to a rise in mortgage rates, Redfin data shows.
Rising mortgage rates a headwind for spring homebuying season
After three straight weeks of declines in mortgage applications, demand for purchase loans remains at the lowest level since 1995 for the second week in a row.
Here are the top regrets for US homesellers: Zillow survey
Eighty-four percent of recent first-time homesellers over the past two years believe they could have sold their homes for a higher price if they had made better decisions.
‘We can be 200K agents worldwide’: Nick Bailey casts bold vision for RE/MAX’s 50th
RE/MAX founder Dave Liniger and CEO Nick Bailey cemented the Denver-based franchisor’s 2023 R4 conference with personal keynotes reflecting on RE/MAX’s past and hopes for its future.
Howard Hanna merges with New York-based Coach Realtors
The new partnership will see Howard Hanna further extend its reach into New York. Meanwhile, Coach will rebrand to include the Howard Hanna name.
RentSpree formally launches women-first RENEW initiative
RentSpree’s Real Estate Network of Empowered Women initiative will support, connect and empower women in all aspects of real estate.
2 more Tampa-area teams join eXp Realty after Kendall Bonner Team
With their moves to eXp, the two teams have decided to merge under the Tampa Bay Home Team banner and will also strategically collaborate with the Kendall Bonner Team across the greater Tampa market.
This AI Will Create a ‘SparkNotes’ Summary of Any Article
The internet is full of interesting and important information just waiting for you to read it. The internet is also full of meaningless junk that’s a lot more fun to look at, leaving us little time to actually do the reading we know we should do. Well, thanks to technology, you don’t need to read […]
In Defense of the Landline Telephone
Once among the most ubiquitous pieces of technology on Earth, old school, wired-and-jacked telephones are disappearing. In 2019, only about 31% of American households still had a landline, where 97% of U.S. adults own a cell phone. But are we being a little hasty here? Read more…
DSCR Loans: How To Use Pro Strategies To Save More And Make More
This article is presented by Easy Street Capital. Read our editorial guidelines for more information. In January, we published an article about DSCR loans, a product increasingly used by more and more real […]
Your Nissan Rogue Key Might Turn Your Engine Off Mid-Drive
Nissan North America is recalling more than 800,000 SUVs for a key-fob defect that could cause the vehicles to shut off mid-drive: The affected SUVs are equipped with a jackknife-style key (pictured here). Read more…
Google Ads Policy Changes For Malicious Software, Compromised Sites & Unwanted Software
Google Ads is updating its Malicious or unwanted software policy on May 9, 2023. The policy will be split into three policies, Malicious software, Compromised sites, and Unwanted software.
