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More homesellers and home sales in May
The risk for this market is mortgage rates going higher. Even as the stock market has rebounded, the bond market has kept rates high.
ERA Real Estate franchise affiliate announces Texas partnership
The combined firms now represent 111 agents who handled 1,563 transactions and $738 million in sales volume in 2024.
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate makes Tennessee acquisition
Newly affiliated agents will gain access to Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate’s training platform and the brand’s marketing tools.
Rocket offers voluntary buyouts to 8% of workforce
Rocket Companies said late Monday that it would be offering buyouts to 8% of its staff at its mortgage operations and title teams.
The crypto mortgage is the new kid on the block
A rising player in the world of crypto mortgages and blockchain-enabled financing, LoanSnap plans to expand its reach by opening its lending platform to licensed mortgage brokers across the U.S.
CrossCountry strikes a deal to acquire LendUS
Ohio-based CrossCountry Mortgage has entered into an agreement to acquire California-based retail lender LendUS, multiple sources familiar with the deal told HousingWire.
