IDIQ has appointed Robin Clayton as vice president of marketing — with Clayton bringing more than 20 years of experience in mortgage lending, housing and marketing technology. Clayton will oversee marketing strategy and growth initiatives, expanding IDIQ’s presence in the mortgage and housing industries. She will report to Michael Scheumack, the company’s chief marketing officer […]
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Real estate coaching firm Tom Ferry and Josh Altman, the Beverly Hills-based Million Dollar Listing agent, are teaming up to launch The Altman Advantage. This new program provides more agents direct access to training and mentorship for a $99 per month subscription fee. “We’ve worked exclusively with the top-producing agents in the industry for years,”
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A new survey from Kin Insurance suggests that Gen Z homeowners are less satisfied with their home insurance providers than older generations, citing poor customer service and claims experiences rather than cost as their main frustrations. Findings highlight a growing disconnect between digital-native Gen Z homeowners — born between 1997 and 2012 — and the
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Nearly 90% of working-age Americans are concerned about how they’ll generate income in retirement — and more than half worry about outliving their savings. That’s according to the 2025 U.S. Retirement Survey by Schroders, a London-based multinational asset manager. The report, released Tuesday, found that 87% of Americans who’ve yet to retire expressed at least
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Multichannel mortgage lender Lower has entered into a marketing agreement with real estate brokerage HomeSmart, giving the firm’s nationwide agent network access to Lower’s mortgage solutions. The announcement comes amid a growing wave of partnerships between lenders and brokerages, including Rocket Companies’ $1.75 billion all-stock acquisition of Redfin that closed in July. Earlier this year, Lower
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Mortgage applications decreased 0.3% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending Oct. 17. On an unadjusted basis, the index decreased 0.2% compared with the previous week. The refinance index increased 4% from the previous week and was 81% higher than the same
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What do Realtor.com, CoStar, Zillow, and Taylor Swift have in common? One might think it would be something to do with multimillion dollar properties, but in fact it is copyright lawsuits. On Monday, photographer Brynn Burns, who was responsible for a portfolio of photos of the estate where Travis Kelce proposed to Taylor Swift, filed
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Title and escrow company Propy says it is ready to revolutionize the title insurance industry. Central to this plan is a $100 million expansion, which includes the planned acquisitions of title firms nationwide, according to an announcement on Thursday. Propy says, once acquired, it will upgrade the firms “to faster, safer and fully digital closings,
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PennyMac Financial Services Inc. disclosed its third-quarter 2025 earnings on Wednesday, highlighted by a profit of $181.5 million from July through September — a figure that represented 33% growth from the prior quarter and 162% growth from the same period last year. The California-based mortgage lender increased its net income during the third quarter through
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New Western, a real estate investment marketplace and the nation’s largest homebuyer, has acquired Big State Home Buyers — a company specializing in sourcing vacant and distressed homes. The acquisition is intended to expand New Western’s supply pipeline and advance its mission to return underutilized properties to the market as affordable, move-in-ready homes, leaders said.
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