Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2024

In 2011, he founded the innovative brokerage The Agency RE, and he recently launched a real estate agent trade group that aims to serve as an alternative to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). JA: You also launched a joint venture called Aclara Lending in conjunction with Barrett Financial.

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Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2021

Seventy million dollars in seed funding is a colossal investment for an unproven tech startup, even one that promises to fully disrupt a relatively low-margin, traditional industry like mortgage lending. The post Ex-Zillow execs promise revolution in lending appeared first on HousingWire. But this is no ordinary mortgage startup.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

In an emailed statement, Keller Williams spokesperson Darryl Frost wrote that Stone Points investment is in recognition of the companys leadership, vision and efforts to drive innovation in the industry, reinforcing its position as the leading franchise brokerage firm.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2025

According to the complaint, Newhart and the other defendants transferred “things of value,” specifically underpriced, nonvoting stock in Newhart-owned mortgage brokerages to real estate agents and brokers, who in return referred their clients back to the Newhart-owner mortgage brokerages.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

Evernest already offers services including brokerage , maintenance, renovation, insurance and lending. Evernest and Poplar have each achieved national recognition on the Inc. 5000 list in the past. Poplar co-founder Chuck Hattemer will also join Evernest to guide integration and growth initiatives.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

Name Job Title Company Name Alejandro Franco Vice President of Finance and Controller Cairn Real Estate Holdings Allyson Jackson Executive Vice President Finance and Treasury Planet Home Lending Amit Arora Chief Investment Officer Opendoor Andrey Gunin Chief Financial Officer A&D Mortgage Bill Warden Chief Financial Officer Dark Matter Brandon (..)

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 11, 2021

Such are the ambitions of an array of companies today including Zillow and real estate brokerage Compass. And there’s one lending partner that has the solutions and resources to give LOs just that. The post Rocket announces discount real estate brokerage appeared first on HousingWire. The Detroit-based company – and no.

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Housing Wire

JULY 15, 2022

Mortgage brokerage Edison Mortgage, which works with more than 50 lenders, reached $1 billion (CAD) in annualized submitted volume in March 2020, according to the firm. Rocket will continue offering options from other lending partners alongside its own products, the firm said.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Homelendia Mortgage LLC, a Florida-based mortgage brokerage franchisor, launched its mortgage brokerage franchises this week, offering individual unit and regional opportunities to qualified individuals, teams, brokerages and loan originators. That changes now,” Homelendia CEO Frank Chimento said in a press release.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

added mortgage lending under its umbrella by acquiring mortgage brokerage company Be My Neighbor on Monday. Publicly traded real estate software firm reAlpha Tech Corp. reAlpha agreed to pay Be My Neighbor an aggregate purchase price of up to $6 million. This consists of $1.5 million in cash paid on the closing date, $1.5

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2020

For the last 16 years, the brokerage ranked as Northern Nevada’s highest-producing real estate office by agent activity. Planet Home Lending has promoted four people to vice president positions, supporting the company’s continual growth. Gibbons has been with Planet Home Lending since September 2019.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Real estate brokerages can survive, but only if they seriously invest in mortgage. So said members of a panel Tuesday on the evolution of the real estate brokerage during HousingWire Annual in Frisco, Texas. It is increasingly important for agents to align themselves with a business model that includes brokerage,” Kelly said.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 15, 2023

The Real Brokerage Inc. In her new role, Rozenblat will be responsible for overseeing Real’s day-to-day operations, implementing strategies to enhance efficiency and ensuring the execution of the virtual brokerage’s tech vision. She’ll undoubtedly stay busy at Real, one of the nation’s fastest-growing brokerages.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

NEXA Mortgage, the largest mortgage brokerage in the country, this week cut ties with the Association of Independent Mortgage Experts ( AIME ), claiming the trade group fails to address bullying and lacks proper governance. 7 by Evan Wade, vice chairman of partnerships at AIME and president and CEO of Epoch Lending.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2025

Monday’s breaking news that Rocket Companies is set to acquire online real estate brokerage Redfin shed light on the changing landscape of the homebuying marketplace. share in purchase (lending). ” “We think about it more like opportunity. You know, today, the market is fragmented enough as it is.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2023

Fast-growing The Real Brokerage posted a $3.97 Like many other brokerages , the firm is still in the red (it lost over $20 million last year). The brokerage now operates in 47 states in the U.S. The virtual brokerage in March disclosed that it is raising fees on agents. million loss year over year. compared to 8.3%

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2021

Glenn Stearns, founder and CEO at Kind Lending. Residential real estate brokerage eXp continues to be profitable, and company CEO Glenn Sanford became a fan of Glenn Stearns through reality television. The joint venture announced this July is called Success Lending , and it is slated to get off the ground in October.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

During an earnings call, executives told analysts that loanDepot is seeking more JVs with builders, real estate brokerages and retail lenders across the country. In September, it hired military advocate Bryan Bergjans to boost its lending capacity in the U.S. year over year. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) space.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2025

The brokerage announced this week that Peter Ianos is joining as its head of operations for core services. Ianos most recently held the title of chief experience officer at Engel & Volkers Americas, where he worked on recruiting, retention, professional development and brokerage services.

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Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2021

Glenn Sanford’s eXp World Holdings announced Thursday a mortgage joint venture with Glenn Stearns’s Kind Lending , called Success Lending. The company will be headquartered in Santa Ana, California, Stearns said, home of Kind Lending. The second big mortgage joint venture announcement this week is a meeting of the Glenns.

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Housing Wire

MAY 28, 2024

Fathom Holdings , the parent company of cloud-based real estate brokerage Fathom Realty , appointed Jon Gwin as chief operating officer. A licensed real estate broker since 2006, he managed a brokerage in San Diego and he also played a crucial role in establishing some of the first compliance management systems in the mortgage industry.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2025

Milestone, the largest brokerage in Massachusetts over the past three years, said the companies will be able to combine Willow’s top-drawer proprietary technology platform with Milestone’s federal registration and state licensing footprint. . “I know that won’t make us No.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2025

. “Many of them have worked with Incenter in one capacity, such as MSR trading , and are delighted with our full spectrum of solutions in other areas, such as servicing valuation and brokerage through Incenter Capital Advisors.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The cloud-based brokerage recorded $1.1 The brokerage on Wednesday also announced that the launch of its residential lending joint venture Success Lending with Kind Lending, LLC has been approved in Colorado, Illinois and Tennessee. The brokerage was the fourth-largest in the U.S. year over year to $1.09

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The brokerage has entered into a joint venture with Barrett Financial Group to offer what the companies believe will be a wide range of mortgage products and streamlined underwriting to The Agency’s luxury clients. Dubbed Aclara Lending, the joint venture will start in Southern California with plans to expand in the near future.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

Name Job Title Company Name Aaron Heidorn Director of Software Engineering & Infrastructure Cloudvirga Aaron Smith Director, Sales CubiCasa Adrian Provost Chief Executive Officer Realty ONE Group Terminus Ana LeBlanc Human Resources Director InterLinc Mortgage Annie Lemon Producing Branch Manager Gold Star Mortgage Financial Anthony Russo Diamond (..)

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2022

Redfin announced Tuesday layoffs of 121 employees as it shakes up its mortgage department, including purchasing a lending company. The acquisition is intended to enable Seattle-based Redfin to expand its loans products nationally, as it wants to be a one-stop-shop for brokerage and lending.

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Inman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The national brokerage is making its start in Southern California and has been created through a partnership with mortgage service provider Barrett Financial Group, The Agency has informed Inman.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2025

billion deal to acquire resi brokerage and portal Redfin in Q2 or Q3 2025. “Redfins brokerage makes up just a fraction of a percentage of the active real estate licenses nationwide, so no, I don’t expect a surge in origination volume to the Rocket brokers,” she said. Rocket Companies hopes to close a $1.75

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Mike Kortas and Mat Grella, the longtime owners and co-founders of America’s largest mortgage brokerage, NEXA Mortgage , are in negotiations to end their partnership. billion in mortgage loans in 2023, according to Kortas, easily more than any other brokerage. Kortas told HousingWire that he owns 50.5% NEXA did $6.29

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2020

According to one broker, Parkside Lending and Stearns Lending are offering a 15-year-fixed rate as low as 1.75% to some mortgage brokers, depending on the relationship. (We Goldman also points out that lenders offer certain brokerages preferred pricing, so not every broker may be able to provide their customers with such a low rate.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Not surprisingly, affordability is inextricably linked to fair housing , as fair housing (and lending) for all is foundational to affordability for all. How to make a difference in your market With just these three instances, clearly unfair housing (and lending) still exist. Back to Bob’s American dream. But we are not powerless.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 8, 2020

These videos were then circulated by Casa to prominent mortgage industry executives, including Paramount Residential Mortgage Group Chief Lending Officer Kevin Peranio and Mount Diablo Lending Broker/Owner Ramon Walker. Niemiec’s wife, Theresa Niemiec, filed a lawsuit against Casa for defamation.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2024

Jonathon Haddad, president of Next Door Lending , will replace Katie Sweeney as the chairman and CEO of the Association of Independent Mortgage Experts (AIME). Haddad joined the channel in 2020 at Next Door Lending, where he transitioned from vice president to managing partner and president. He left Rocket in the beginning of 2019.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

Right-to-list agreement firm MV Realty is no longer allowed to offer brokerage services in North Carolina. Despite pausing its right to list agreement program, MV Realty was hoping to continue operating as a traditional brokerage in North Carolina, but the ruling from the Real Estate Commission makes that impossible.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Referrals from past and repeat customers still generated the greatest number of inquiries for real estate firms in 2020 with 30% of brokerage business coming from this source, the same amount as in 2018, when the survey was last completed. In 2018, 1% of surveyed brokerages said their business came from open houses. million in 2018.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The non-QM demand for loans is very healthy,” Acra Lending CEO Keith Lind said. “We Another plus for non-QM lending has been the volatility in the banking sector. “I They just do not have the balance sheet that they used to have to dedicate to lending in the non-QM space.” billion in 2023, an increase from $2.1

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