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CoStar earnings ‘boosted’ by growth of Homes.com
Homes.com is growing thanks it is dedicated sales team as it frames itself as a viable alternative to Zillow for both agents and consumers
Why Lower and Movoto are doing it differently than Rocket-Redfin
Movoto CEO John Berkowitz discusses the merger with Lower and current trends in the real estate portal space with HousingWire.
Purchase apps are very confusing this year, but new listings are key
New listings are more important than mortgage rates in explaining the explosive growth of purchase apps this year.
Internal memo outlines DOGE’s plan to gut HUD
HUD’s workforce is expected to be cut in half to under 4,000 with cuts in field staff nationwide, according to former and current staffers.
Rocket plays the long game with its renter rewards program
The recently announced RocketRentRewards program from Rocket Mortgage — which the company says is the homeownership industry’s first offer to provide closing cost credits for renters — allows homebuyers who use Rocket as their lender to earn 10% back on their last 12 months of rental payments.
InGenius hires Sue Woodard as chief customer officer
Mortgage and real estate data provider InGenius has tapped industry veteran Sue Woodward as its new chief customer officer.
After the waters recede: LOs, agents grapple with Helene and Milton devastation
Housing markets in the Southeast are reeling from a one-two punch of hurricanes that may have caused at least $100 billion in damage.
Making offers of buyer broker compensation is a tricky puzzle to solve
In the wake of the NAR-driven business practice changes, confusion has erupted over how to include information on buyer broker compensation in an offer
DOJ and NAR could step back into the ring over commingled listings
The DOJ looks to be homing in on an optional NAR rule about mixing MLS and non-MLS listings. But where did this rule even come from?
