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May 2026

Compass posts strong Q1 following Anywhere acquisition

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Compass, Inc. reported strong first-quarter 2026 financial results Tuesday — reflecting its first full quarter as a combined company following its acquisition of Anywhere in January. Year-over-year comparisons reflect combined results of Compass and Anywhere for 2025, providing a like-for-like comparison with the newly merged company. The firm posted $2.7 billion in revenue for the […]

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PennyMac Q1 earnings: Strong mortgage production offsets weaker servicing results

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PennyMac Financial Services reported first-quarter net income of $82.3 million, or $1.53 per diluted share, as stronger mortgage production helped offset weaker servicing results tied to mortgage servicing rights valuation changes and hedging losses. The Westlake Village, California-based mortgage lender and servicer posted adjusted net income of $117.7 million, or $2.19 per diluted share, for

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Donna Schmidt on leadership, longevity and navigating change in mortgage servicing

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As part of HousingWire’s Editor’s Choice awards spotlight series, we’re spotlighting past Women of Influence honorees whose careers, leadership and insights continue to influence the industry. This series offers a closer look at the experiences and decisions that have shaped their paths. HousingWire reached out to Donna Schmidt, President and CEO of DLS Servicing and

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Missouri may expand its first-time homebuyer savings tax break

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Saving for a first home in Missouri is about to get a significant tax break – with a big if – provided the state Senate’s latest housing bill makes it through the House. Senate Bill 1001 passed the Senate this spring and now sits before a House committee. The bill includes a sweeping upgrade to

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Scarcity buoyed March new home sales; builder pressures mount

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New home sales at the onset of the spring selling season were higher than a year ago, but homebuilders continued to ramp up incentives and price discounts to maintain sales activity. As a result, new home prices fell to their lowest point in nearly five years during March.  There were countless headlines over the past

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New Jersey real estate teams merge and join eXp Realty

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Sharif Hatab moved his Team Sharif Sells operation to eXp Realty from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices FOX & ROACH, Realtors and merged with Peter Boutros’ Stunning NJ Homes to launch the Unify Real Estate Team in New Jersey, the company announced on Tuesday. eXp Realty, the cloud-based brokerage subsidiary of eXp World Holdings, said the move

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Zillow, Realtor.com team up to broaden pre-market home access

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Zillow and Realtor.com are joining forces to display Zillow’s pre-market Preview listings on both portals, extending early access to for-sale homes to buyers across the two largest U.S. real estate search sites, according to an announcement on Tuesday. Beginning this summer, homes entered as Zillow Preview listings will also appear as Realtor.com Preview listings on

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FirstTeam and Brown Harris Stevens form marketing partnership

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As large national brokerages and franchisors consolidate, two regional independent firms, the West Coast-based FirstTeam Real Estate and the East Coast-based Brown Harris Stevens, are teaming up to show that there is a way for independents to compete more aggressively while maintaining their independence.  On Tuesday, the two companies announced a strategic multi-year marketing partnership,

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New book gives agents a system to target life events, not random leads

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New Kendall Bonner book gives agents a system to target life events, not random leads The book, titled The Motivated Mover Method: A Repeatable System for Real Estate Agents to Build a Predictable Pipeline of Clients Ready to Move, is now available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle, Bonner announced May 5. Rather than adding

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