Keefe, Bruyette & Woods

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) is an investment bank with a specific focus and expertise in the financial services sector. KBW and its bankers publish research on financial services companies, and they provide mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and capital markets advisory services. KBW has developed a strong reputation for its coverage of the housing market and advisory services to companies in the mortgage and real estate spaces. 

KBW’s research team, which includes Bose George, Ryan Tomasello, Jade Rahmani and Tommy McJoynt, extensively covers the mortgage finance and real estate sector, including mortgage banks, mortgage insurers, mortgage REITs, title insurers, the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), homebuilders, real estate brokerages and technology companies.

KBW is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. HousingWire frequently turns to KBW for its analysis and predictions due to the firm’s nuanced understanding of the sector. KBW’s “Commission Impossible” series focused on the real estate commission lawsuits, settlements and impact on industry practices, including predictions on winners and losers in the lawsuits and analysis of the impact on commissions and agent counts. 

KBW also provides research coverage and advisory services for M&A transactions. The company extensively covered the 2023 Black Knight and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) merger along with consolidation in the mortgage origination space. 

Founded in 1962, KBW is based in New York City.

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Latest Keefe, Bruyette & Woods News

DataDigest: What happens if 1 million real estate agents disappear? 

Oct 11, 2023By James Kleimann

What happens if the buyer broker commission lawsuits are successful? As many as 80% of agents could wash out, commission rates could fall and traditional brokerages could struggle, according to a report by KBW. Let’s dive in!

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  Apr 14, 2023By Brooklee Han

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  Apr 14, 2022By Flávia Furlan Nunes

• What would Mark Calabria as FHFA director mean for the future of Fannie and Freddie? 

  Dec 11, 2018By Ben Lane

• KBW: What Wells Fargo, Chase 4th quarter results mean for the rest of the industry 

  Jan 17, 2017By Ben Lane

• KBW: Results are in for how 2Q mortgage originations performed 

  Aug 01, 2016By Brena Swanson

• KBW: HereÕ where mortgage earnings fell short 

  Oct 27, 2014By Brena Swanson

• Is Nationstar downgrade an alarm for nonbank mortgage servicers? 

  Oct 06, 2014By Brena Swanson

• Wells Fargo originations up 31%, executive excitement not 

  Jul 11, 2014By Brena Swanson

• KBW: Plan to wind down GSEs will fail 

  Jun 13, 2014By Ben Lane

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