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Trump fires Lisa Cook in latest move to pack Federal Reserve with supporters

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President Donald Trump fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook Monday evening after calling for her resignation last week over allegations of mortgage fraud. The move further consolidates Trump’s power at the Fed, which has traditionally been an independent organization shielded from overtly political actions. Cook, who was appointee to the seven-member Federal Reserve Board by […]

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Beyond Redfin: Zown bets on AI, salaried agents and buyer rebates

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When Rishard Rameez, co-founder and CEO of Canadian-based real estate brokerage Zown, bought and sold a home within the same year, the inefficiencies of the process left him frustrated. “I couldn’t wrap my head around the fact that I had to pay [almost] all of my down payment towards covering the real estate agent’s fees,

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Rent collections improve slightly, but late payments signal strain

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On-time rent payments improved in August 2025, offering a rare positive note in a year marked by declining performance, according to new data from Chandan Economics. Preliminary estimates for August show that 83.2% of tenants at independently operated units paid their rent on time — up 34 basis points (bps) from July. July’s figure was

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Rocktop’s Cade Thompson on inefficiencies in mortgage lending

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Fannie Mae‘s latest Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey points to a growing trend of lenders that want to make the mortgage process and its various components as efficient as possible. In 2025, lenders ranked streamlined business processes, reduced costs and consumer-facing technology as their leading priorities. Every touch point in a mortgage’s life cycle — from

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eXp welcomes back The Victorica Group in San Antonio

eXp welcomes back The Victorica Group in San Antonio

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The nation’s top brokerage by transaction side count continues to expand. On Monday, eXp Realty announced that it was welcoming back San Antonio-based The Victorica Group.  The group was formed at eXp, but went on to briefly operate as an independent brokerage. It ultimately decided to return to eXp after being courted by several other

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Reverse mortgage lenders log Q2 profits amid home equity, AI push

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The publicly traded companies in the reverse mortgage space were largely profitable in the second quarter of 2025, despite a challenging macroeconomic backdrop.  As a group, they posted $1.2 billion in originations in Q2 2025, compared to $1 billion in the first quarter. Executives pointed to stronger demand for home equity products among seniors, as

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Realtor.com hires Janakiraman Karthikeyan as CTO

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Realtor.com is welcoming a new executive to its C-suite. On Monday, the company announced that it had appointed Janakiraman Karthikeyan as its new chief technology officer. This role will see Karthikeyan lead Realtor.com’s technology strategy as the company looks to achieve its long-term growth goals.  “I’m excited to join Realtor.com at such an important moment,”

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Have lower mortgage rates already boosted the homebuilders?

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New home sales followed the existing home sales market by beating sales estimates and having positive revisions in today’s report, which suggests that we are already seeing some benefits of lower mortgage rates. While it’s not a spectacular number by any means, if mortgage rates can get toward 6% and just stay there for some

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Schemmel Soda Group joins Douglas Elliman in Florida

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Top-producing residential real estate team Schemmel Soda Group has left Premier Sotheby’s International Realty to join Douglas Elliman’s Sarasota, Florida, office. The group is led by cofounders Joel Schemmel and Donna Soda, along with agents Sharon Chiodi and Patti Tebo. Marketing Director Katie Kurbiel and client service coordinator Preston Lane are also joining the team.

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Evergreen Home Loans expands to 11 new states

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To continue its goal of national expansion, Evergreen Home Loans announced on Monday that it has entered 11 new states: Texas, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Wyoming, Nebraska, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Ohio and New Mexico. To support this growth, the Bellevue, Washington-based company has hired and promoted several key leaders to strengthen its regional operations.

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