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The top 10 reverse mortgage LOs in the country
Reverse Mortgage Daily rounds out the rest of the national top 10 based on data from mortgage recruiting software provider Modex.
Home prices are higher than ever, but seller profits have slipped
The typical dollar profit from a home sale fell to $123,000 in the second quarter of 2025, down 5.6% from $127,990 in Q2 2024.
Longbridge parent again touts reverse mortgage performance in Q4 earnings
Ellington Financial continued to tout the performance of Longbridge and teased a potential new product in development.
Rocket showcases strategic pivot on Q4 earnings call
On Thursday’s earnings call for Q4 2024, the company reported that it generated net revenue of $1.8 billion and adjusted revenue of $1.2 billion, with the latter figure coming in at the high end of Rocket’s expectations.
CFPB dismisses TILA lawsuit against Vanderbilt Mortgage
The bureau dropped a case in which it accused the lender of granting borrowers “unaffordable loans” that caused some to lose their homes.
Growth is the name of the game for Compass in 2025
Compass said to expect more M&A action, but the brokerage also plans to be more fiscally responsible compared to its early expansion efforts.
HomeServices looks to return to its DNA after a turbulent 2024
Despite a challenging 2024, HomeServices executive Chris Kelly believes that surviving it has left the company prepared for anything in 2025.
Here are the real estate brokerages winning at recruiting
Life hasn’t been easy lately for U.S. real estate brokerages. Unaffordable housing has been exacerbated by constrained inventory levels, stubbornly high mortgage rates, historically low home sales, potential commission rate compression and a never-ending string of legal threats.
