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eLEND hires Roman Ramora as chief technology and innovation officer

Roman Ramora has joined eLEND as chief technology and innovation officer, moving into the newly expanded role effective May 4, 2026. In the C-suite position, Ramora will lead eLEND’s technology strategy, including the buildout of its digital lending platform and broader innovation roadmap, the company announced. eLEND, legally known as American Financial Resources (AFR), is sharpening its […]

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Keller Williams names Christopher Brodhead chief revenue officer

Keller Williams Realty has hired Christopher Brodhead as chief revenue officer, a new role that will oversee revenue growth strategy across the real estate franchise’s ecosystem, according to an announcement on Tuesday In this role Brodhead will be responsible for aligning Keller Williams’ revenue-driving functions under a unified growth plan intended to support agents, franchises

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NEXA Lending hires Christopher Griffith to grow VA lending

NEXA Lending announced Monday that it has hired Christopher Griffith as the company looks to expand its focus on VA lending and loan officer development. Griffith, who is the owner and founder of Vetted VA, will focus on elevating performance across NEXA’s third-party origination (TPO) channel while advocating for a shift in how lenders approach

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Reverse Focus co-founder Shannon Hicks to join HighTechLending

Reverse Focus co-founder and longtime HECMWorld editor Shannon Hicks announced Thursday that he will leave the reverse mortgage technology and media firm on May 1 to become chief content officer at HighTechLending. Hicks has spent the past 15 years helping to build HECMWorld into an education and marketing platform focused on Home Equity Conversion Mortgages

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Cotality hires Jason Nicosia to lead national real estate solutions

Cotality has hired residential real estate and proptech veteran Jason Nicosia as senior principal of national real estate solutions, the company announced Thursday. In the senior leadership role, Nicosia will serve as a strategic adviser to Cotality’s enterprise real estate clients, helping align the company’s data and technology products with clients’ long-term business goals and

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Dark Matter promotes Vikas Rao to CEO, announces layoffs

Dark Matter Technologies on Thursday appointed Vikas Rao as CEO, elevating him from the role of chief technology officer as the mortgage technology firm is poised to accelerate its AI-driven strategy and growth plans. Rao succeeds Sean Dugan and will lead the company’s next phase with a mandate to translate its technology investments into stronger

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Sue Woodard joins HousingWire as strategic advisor

Mortgage industry leader Sue Woodard has joined HousingWire as a strategic advisor, bringing decades of experience in origination, fintech and lender advisory work to the company’s growth strategy. Woodard will work with HousingWire’s executive team to help shape content, events and product direction for mortgage and real estate professionals, with a focus on connecting industry

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SERHANT. launches in five California luxury markets

SERHANT. is expanding into California, opening across Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County, San Francisco and Tahoe with agents who closed more than $2 billion in sales over the past 12 months, the brokerage announced Tuesday. The firm said this move marks its largest market launch by sales volume. The company will base its California

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Friday Harbor adds Schilling, Stayton to bolster lender-facing teams

Seattle-based Friday Harbor, an AI-powered mortgage underwriting platform, has hired two mortgage industry veterans, naming Kate Schilling as director of sales and Melina Stayton as customer success manager, the company announced Monday. Schilling brings more than 13 years of mortgage experience to the newly created sales role. Stayton adds nearly 15 years of banking and

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Douglas Elliman adds $50+M Jackson Arnett Group in California

The Jackson Arnett Group, a top-producing luxury real estate team in Rancho Santa Fe, has joined Douglas Elliman Realty in Rancho Santa Fe and North County coastal San Diego after more than seven years at Compass, the brokerage announced Monday. Led by Delorine Jackson and Ian Arnett, who both serve clients along side agent Bayley

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