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Hoby Hanna talks M&A strategy, market share goals
Hanna breaks down a selective approach to mergers and acquisitions, emphasizing cultural compatibility over rapid expansion.
Class Valuation unveils appraisal review tool
The new tool offers licensed appraiser-led reviews of existing appraisal reports by incorporating automated valuation model technology.
A financial planner shares her journey to understanding reverse mortgages
While only a fraction of her clients use them, Rachel Gustafson says that reverse mortgages are a useful tool for those with specific needs.
As the VA loan turns 80, its economic impact is in the trillions
Veterans United Home Loans estimated that the VA home loan program has contributed $3.9 trillion to the national economy since its inception.
Under stress, loanDepot ‘buys time’ with plan to extend $500M debt
California-based loanDepot plans to extend its $497.8 million senior notes due in 2025.
Optimal Blue’s new CEO Joe Tyrrell on moving technology’s finish line
“It’s not going to be this generative AI buffet that really doesn’t solve anything — it’s going to be very specific use cases…”
Housing permits look great — until you look at completions
While the housing permits data is fantastic at 1,899,000, the housing completion story is a giant mess right now.
Compass nearly doubles losses in 2021
Compass lost $494 million in 2021, a historically robust year for U.S. real estate, as the New York City brokerage continues to burn through money amid its rapid expansion.
Inside Redfin’s unique, brave and vulnerable business model
Redfin has declared a covenant with its real estate agents, making them employees. Can this model last?
