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How Compass leverages private exclusive listings to recruit agents
Compass is using its private exclusives marketing strategy in an attempt to recruit more agents, but not by hoarding inventory.
Trump executive order aims to lower costs for federal agency buildings
A new executive order from the president could open the door for certain agencies, including HUD, to relocate their headquarters.
New York broker Patty LaRocco joins Compass
Patty LaRocco, a veteran New York City real estate broker, has joined Compass after a high-performing tenure at Douglas Elliman.
Servicers likely to keep foreclosures low in 2021
After COVID-19 caused 40 million people to become unemployed, servicers leveraged the lessons learned from the last recession to help avoid a catastrophe. But what will servicing look like in 2021?
The K-shaped economic recovery’s impact on borrowers
Lenders face a K-shaped economic recovery and two key housing relief policies expiring soon. Sagent’s Uday Devalla reviews how smart fintech strategy helps across the board. He starts with a briefing on election implications. HW+ Premium Content
Credit risk transfers are key to GSEs’ exit strategy
While the GSEs have been counting on CRTs big time – the reason they both devoted huge resources to the market’s creation – to help move them out of conservatorship, a wrench has been thrown into those plans by Mark Calabria, the Trump-appointed FHFA director. HW+ Premium Content
