BoldTrail’s Vitals Dashboard digs into business drivers
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on February 13, 2025
- investing
- Comments Off on BoldTrail’s Vitals Dashboard digs into business drivers
BoldTrail’s Vitals Dashboard offers company leaders a way to analyze individual agent performance with real-time user metrics that peel back how tools are being put to use to respond to leads or react to deal hurdles, among other uses.
Mortgage rates climbing again on hot CPI report, Powell testimony
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on February 13, 2025
- investing
- Comments Off on Mortgage rates climbing again on hot CPI report, Powell testimony
Trump calls for lower interest rates after release of January CPI report. Powell says Fed is in no hurry to cut rates, and bond market investors who fund mortgages are taking him at his word.
Homebuyers gain leverage as sellers cut prices: Zillow
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on February 13, 2025
- investing
- Comments Off on Homebuyers gain leverage as sellers cut prices: Zillow
Prospective homebuyers have a better shot at securing a dream home as sellers continue to lower listing prices, according to a recent analysis by Zillow. Despite persistently high mortgage rates, buyers are capitalizing on these price reductions to negotiate better deals.
Sibcy Cline settlement makes it past 1st round in court
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on February 13, 2025
- investing
- Comments Off on Sibcy Cline settlement makes it past 1st round in court
Judge Stephen R. Bough of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri granted preliminary approval to the $895,000 deal, finding it “fair, reasonable and adequate.”
Trump nominates Jonathan McKernan as director of CFPB
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on February 13, 2025
- investing
- Comments Off on Trump nominates Jonathan McKernan as director of CFPB
President Donald Trump has nominated Jonathan McKernan as the new director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a major move in the administration’s broader government restructuring. McKernan’s nomination has been sent to the Senate for confirmation, where he is expected to be approved.
Windermere reinforces DEI pledge with appointment of new director
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on February 13, 2025
- investing
- Comments Off on Windermere reinforces DEI pledge with appointment of new director
Brooks Glenn will serve as the Seattle-based brokerage’s diversity, equity and inclusion director. President OB Jacobi said Windermere “feels strongly” that now is the time to bolster DEI efforts.
New York broker sues Zillow, saying StreetEasy ‘masked’ his listings
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on February 13, 2025
- investing
- Comments Off on New York broker sues Zillow, saying StreetEasy ‘masked’ his listings
George T. Spyridakis, an associate broker with eXp Realty, alleged Zillow’s StreetEasy allowed multiple brokers to list the same unit on the platform, effectively hiding it from public view.
Mr. Cooper’s tech investments paying off as portfolio hits $1.5T
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on February 13, 2025
- investing
- Comments Off on Mr. Cooper’s tech investments paying off as portfolio hits $1.5T
Dallas-based loan servicer is using AI to collect monthly mortgage payments from 6.7 million homeowners, a business that generated $393 million in pretax income during the fourth quarter.
Weichert and eXp continue fight against Gibson commission claims
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on February 13, 2025
- investing
- Comments Off on Weichert and eXp continue fight against Gibson commission claims
As the brokerages try to fend off allegations of a “sweetheart deal” in a separate case, they respond to the antitrust complaint they’re facing in a Missouri court.
How to grow your team and take the No. 1 spot in the market
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on February 13, 2025
- investing
- Comments Off on How to grow your team and take the No. 1 spot in the market
Get both your business plan and your team culture right if you want to make waves in the markets you’re serving, The Agency’s Juliet Clapp writes.
This Ring Floodlight Cam Is $120 Right Now
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on February 13, 2025
- life
- Comments Off on This Ring Floodlight Cam Is $120 Right Now
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Security cameras with floodlights can be hit or miss—sometimes the lights aren’t bright enough; sometimes the camera quality is lacking; and other times, the motion detection is too sensitive. But the Ring Floodlight Cam […]
How ‘Sprint Interval Training’ Compares to HIIT (and How to Do It)
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on February 13, 2025
- life
- Comments Off on How ‘Sprint Interval Training’ Compares to HIIT (and How to Do It)
Sprint interval training, or SIT, is super trendy right now. It’s a great way to improve your running speed and to get in a hard interval workout, and I’ll explain exactly how. But I also need to clear up this silly question about whether it’s “better than” HIIT (or high-intensity interval training). SIT is, in […]
Daily Search Forum Recap: February 13, 2025
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on February 13, 2025
- computers
- Comments Off on Daily Search Forum Recap: February 13, 2025
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Reddit blamed Google’s search algorithms for not meeting its expected user growth – yea, no joke…
26 Movies for People Who Love Romance, Happy or Otherwise
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on February 13, 2025
- life
- Comments Off on 26 Movies for People Who Love Romance, Happy or Otherwise
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Love is hard, but movies? Movies are easy (well, watching them, at least). The trials and tribulations of modern dating and romance are inevitably going to feel, at one point or another, like they’re way too much work—so, by all means, let your favorite (or […]
Google Search Faster By About 60 Milliseconds
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on February 13, 2025
- computers
- Comments Off on Google Search Faster By About 60 Milliseconds
Google announced it is testing new pre-fetching methods that increase the speed (Largest Contentful Paint – LCP) of the first two results by 67 milliseconds and for the results after those by about by 9.5 milliseconds.







