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Family-run New Jersey real estate team posts a record year
A best-ever sales year in 2024 secured The Bruen Team a spot among small teams on this year’s RealTrends Verified rankings.
How Flyhomes’ search portal fits in with Real’s AI vision
The Real Brokerage may have bought a the Flyhomes search portal, but the brokerage says it has no intention of entering the portal wars.
Union Home Mortgage expands footprint in Ohio, adds 15 new personnel
Ravi Patel and Justin Allen will both serve as area branch managers of the already-growing Cincinnati branch
Trump’s HUD pick will aim to ‘maximize’ HUD budget if confirmed
Scott Turner was on the hot seat in his Senate confirmation hearing, which was largely cordial while illustrating his potential priorities if confirmed to lead HUD.
Trump to nominate Bill Pulte as FHFA director
Bill Pulte, a private equity professional, philanthropist and grandson of the late homebuilding icon William Pulte, will be Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), according to reports from multiple outlets on Thursday.
FCC warns of mortgage relief scam impersonating 400 lenders
The FCC warned of the “green mirage” scam where fraudsters posing as lenders contact homeowners who need mortgage relief and ask for payment.
Existing home sales lay the path for the 2024 housing market
Logan Mohtashami says Wednesday’s existing home sales report gives us a playbook for the housing market in 2024.
Housing starts flexes single-family muscle
Housing starts are being boosted by single-family growth as the apartment boom has ended, so as long as new home sales can grow, this data line will be stable.
Copycat commission lawsuits hit the West Coast
Home seller plaintiff in California is accusing the real estate industry of colluding to artificially inflate agent commissions. And a prominent MLS is a defendant.
