The story of American homebuilding is mostly one of bootstrapped businesses. They mostly get forged in hard circumstances, with a single, almost instantaneous reckoning that there are no shortcuts to success … or even to being around in five years, fighting to achieve it. It requires leaders willing to take risks across land, capital, construction, […]
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As the real estate brokerage space continues to consolidate, creating large national firms with massive scale, critics have claimed this move will lead to a homogenization of formerly disparate brands. However, Sue Yannaccone, who was recently promoted to chief operations officer of Compass International Holdings (CIH) the parent company of Compass, @properties, Christie’s International Real
Mortgage industry executives say the shift to new credit score models and lender choice could raise mortgage delinquencies, reshape pricing grids at the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) and ultimately push costs back onto borrowers, even if the costs for scores fall on the front end. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner
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LPT Realty founder and CEO Robert Palmer took the stage Tuesday at HousingWire’s The Gathering in Austin, Texas — outlining growth strategy built on team empowerment, agent retention and a deliberate separation from mortgage origination. Palmer, who spent roughly 20 years in the mortgage business, has made a pointed decision not to attach a mortgage
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Artificial intelligence is poised to reshape mortgage lending operations and consumer engagement while also raising concerns about workforce disruption across the industry, two mortgage executives said during a panel discussion at HousingWire‘s The Gathering in Austin. Speaking at the event on Tuesday morning, Patty Arvielo, CEO and co-founder of New American Funding (NAF), and LaTasha
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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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There is a shift happening in real estate and mortgage, and it has less to do with rates or technology than with how companies show up. Branding was once treated as a finishing touch. Today, it is becoming a core part of how brokerages and lenders compete, and that evolution is on full display in
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