I have built an entire company on being able to relationship. Yes, I said it like that on purpose. According to Google, a relationship is “the way in which two or more concepts, or people are connected, or the state of being connected.” And while the industry is currently obsessed with AI ( I mean […]
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The 2026 Spring Market is about to be upon us, and one aspect is clear: affordability is at the forefront of everyone’s mind. The price escalations experienced during the pandemic, driven by historically low interest rates, are now largely in the rearview mirror. In most markets, the prospect of near-term appreciation for would-be buyers is
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Rocket Pro, the wholesale lending arm of Rocket Mortgage, announced a partnership with Compass to offer additional credits to brokers. It also unveiled a new loan origination system during its Ignite26 event on Thursday. Under a new program called Pro Purchase Power, brokers will receive 40 basis points when working with a Compass buyer’s agent,
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Rocket Companies Inc. wrapped up 2025 with higher revenues and growing mortgage activity, the company reported Thursday in its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings report. For the full year, Rocket reported total revenue of $6.7 billion and a GAAP net loss of $234 million, or $0.05 per diluted share. On an adjusted basis, revenue was
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Compass International Holdings (CIH), the parent company of real estate brokerage Compass, is teaming up with Rocket Companies and Redfin to display its Compass Coming Soon listings for Redfin’s 60 million monthly unique visitors to see. CIH and Rocket announced the partnership Thursday afternoon. In an email sent to Compass agents by Reffkin and obtained
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Last quarter, Hovnanian Enterprises posted weak results, reporting a net loss that sent its stock (HOV) price crashing. Three months later, the company appears to have bounced back as it executes a strategic shift, but warning signs persist. Hovnanian Enterprises, the parent company of K. Hovnanian Homes, beat Wall Street expectations by reporting $20.9 million
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Thirteen years ago, on a rain-slick January morning in lower Manhattan, a three-and-a-half-year-old homebuilder’s president pressed and held the New York Stock Exchange bell for a full count of ten. TRI Pointe Homes’ January 31, 2013 IPO wasn’t simply a liquidity event. It was a strategic and capital comet. Source: company materials Capital that had
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eXp World Holdings, the parent company of eXp Realty, is looking to move to the Lone Star State. The firm’s founder and CEO Glenn Sanford disclosed news of the proposed move in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday. The filing included a letter from Sanford to company stockholders. In the
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As commission structures evolve and consolidation reshapes the real estate industry, REMAX President Chris Lim said the company is tuning out industry noise and concentrating on its core strengths. He sat down with HousingWire during this week’s REMAX R4 conference in Las Vegas — outlining key partnerships, initiatives and perspective on the current and future
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Figure Technology Solutions confirmed an anticipated consecutive-quarter drop in earnings but reported that its numbers were up compared to a year ago, before it went public. Processing Content The blockchain-based capital marketplace for consumer loans and crypto assets generated $15.2 million in earnings for the fourth quarter of 2025. That number was up 156% from
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