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RE/MAX posts another loss, but CEO insists it can ‘get back to growth’
RE/MAX reported annual declines in revenue, agent count and operating cash flow, leading to an adjusted net income loss of $3.2 million.
How to overcome call reluctance forever
Call reluctance is a career-killer for real estate agents. That stomach-churning fear of rejection or fumbling a call is normal—but it’s not acceptable if you’re serious about your career. To dominate your market, you must obliterate call reluctance and make proactive lead generation your obsession. This no-nonsense guide delivers a proven playbook to conquer fear, sharpen skills, and explode your production. Here’s how to own your phone and control your future.
Lenders, originators and agents, let us celebrate the rise of the educated homebuyer
When industry experts think about what could lead to a significant departure of loan officers and real estate agents, two main things come to mind: AI and market conditions. Although AI and market conditions will have some level of impact, a much bigger game-changer is coming to the industry. It is the rise of the educated homebuyer, which is now in its infancy but will become the new norm within the next ten years.
Interfirst, the phoenix of mortgage, lays off hundreds
Former employees say Interfirst Mortgage, which relaunched in 2020 after shutting down in 2017, wasn’t prepared for a shift to purchase.
Automation is coming to non-QM lending
With a significant increase in volume projected in the coming years and an underwriter shortage, non-QM producers are turning to bleeding-edge technologies
Freedom Mortgage cuts jobs in Fort Mill, SC office
Layoffs swept through Freedom Mortgage’s Fort Mill, South Carolina office last Friday, sources familiar with the situation confirmed to HousingWire.
