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Telemarketing suit against Keller Williams dismissed
Plaintiff Sydney Thayer voluntarily dismissed her suit without prejudice last Wednesday, less than a month after she filed her complaint.
Bad news for mortgage rates: Trump’s trade war has started to drive up inflation
Consumers had dodged any inflationary impact from the trade war initiated by President Donald Trump, but that’s now changed.
Trump accuses California Sen. Adam Schiff of mortgage fraud
President Trump posted on Truth Social and accused Schiff of reporting his primary residence to be in Maryland rather than in California
Alanna McCargo leaves FHLBank leadership to assume policy role
Appointed last year to the role, McCargo will take a new special policy adviser position and return to the nation’s capital.
Evergreen Home Loans expands to five Southeast states
The company hired John Porath as regional manager to oversee business in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
PennyMac’s 2024 performance driven by strong servicing portfolio
PennyMac Financial Services Inc. earned $104.5 million in net income during the fourth quarter of 2024 on revenue of $470.1 million.
Buyers are struggling to compete in the white-hot Cincinnati market
Rising prices, higher interest rates, low inventory and investor activity are keeping agent in Cincinnati on their toes.
Side’s Hilary Saunders discusses the evolution of brokerage models
The Gathering: Consumers have become more educated about real estate transactions and brokerages are having to adapt their models
Special report: The brokerages gaining or losing market share in Dallas
Few cities have benefited as much from the trend of Americans moving south as Dallas, which added 170,000 residents in 2021 and 2022.
