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No pain, no gain: Matthew Miale’s leap from solo agent to market leader
The Miale Team did $145.85 million in volume last year — placing it seventh among Connecticut mega teams on RealTrends Verified’s rankings.
UWM’s Jason Bressler encourages broker use of AI to ‘control your own destiny’
Bressler warned that large-scale mergers and acquisitions “are not good for our industry” and to use AI as a differentiator.
Title industry veteran Lisa Tyler joins WFG’s executive team
WFG named Tyler as its senior vice president of national development. Tyler was with Fidelity National Financial for 35 years.
AI mortgage platform Friday Harbor completes seed round
The seed round will support the growth of its engineering team and support integrations with leading mortgage LOS and point-of-sale platforms.
Fannie Mae survey: Home-price growth expected to level out this year
A housing expert panel’s latest estimates of national home price growth represent downward revisions from last quarter’s expectations.
Republic State Mortgage Co. CEO sells controlling interest to Temul Capital
Andrina Valdes, CEO of Temul Capital and Alta Home Lending, takes over, but Paulina McGrath will remain as its president and CFO.
Housing affordability worsens in Q1, home prices outpace wages
Home prices rose faster than wages in 47% of counties, with the typical buyer now needing $86,611 annually to afford a home.
NAR eliminates 61 positions in cost-cutting move
Cuts at the trade group include filled and unfilled roles across several departments, including digital strategy and public relations.
LA rental market gets even more competitive after wildfires
Some experts claim rent prices spiked due to price gouging, but data suggests rental rates have remained stable, though the number of applicants per property has increased
