Compass Inc. lost a bid to temporarily block a Zillow Group Inc. ban on listings that have been advertised elsewhere first, after a judge ruled in favor of the home-search site in its legal battle with the largest US real estate brokerage. Processing Content US District Judge Jeannette Vargas on Friday denied a request by Compass for […]
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After a multi-year contraction, the mortgage lending workforce is seeing its first uptick in licensing since 2022. Recent data from the Conference of State Bank Supervisors suggests the steady exodus of loan officers has finally paused, though the industry remains cautious about expanding headcount. Processing Content A break in the licensing decline As of the
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Champion Homes (SKY), a Michigan-based manufactured, modular, and mobile homes builder, posted better-than-expected results during a difficult homebuilding sales environment. Amid a challenging market, the builder is leveraging its strong reputation and continually expanding product line to grow its customer base. Champion’s stock shot up more than 11.0% on Wednesday after the builder released better-than-expected
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Anna-Marie Ellison is on the move again, this time joining the leadership team at John R. Wood Christie’s International Real Estate. In a post on LinkedIn on Wednesday, the firm announced that Ellison would serve as its new vice president of sales. According to the brokerage’s announcement, Ellison will be supporting the firm’s offices across
Ryan Ponsford, a veteran financial adviser with more than 25 years of experience in wealth management, real estate and lending, is unequivocal: “The reverse mortgage line of credit is one of the most misunderstood, underutilized tools in retirement planning today.” “The scary part — put five reverse mortgage people in a room and ask them
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Data and analytics firm Verisk said that insured losses to property and automobiles from Winter Storm Fern could reach $4 billion, according to an initial analysis released by the company on Tuesday. Another estimate from Karen Clark & Co. (KCC) is even higher. KCC reported that privately insured losses from Winter Storm Fern are estimated
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Lawmakers in Illinois are reestablishing their position in the real estate industry’s private listings debate. On Wednesday, State Representative Lillian Jiménez introduced a bill into the state’s House of Representatives seeking to amend the state’s Real Estate License Act of 2000. Rep. Jiménez sponsored a similar bill that was introduced in February of 2025. However,
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Rocket Mortgage has sued a California mortgage brokerage and one of its executives, alleging they knowingly submitted fraudulent loan applications that concealed borrowers’ debts and caused financial losses after the loans were sold to investors. In a complaint filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Rocket Mortgage said Sharp
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Lone Wolf Technologies has introduced a centralized platform designed to expand software integrations and data connectivity across its real estate technology ecosystem. The company announced the launch of its API Portal — providing brokers, teams, agents and technology partners with access to application programming interfaces intended to link existing systems, automate workflows and share data
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Advocus National Title Insurance Co. has expanded its national leadership team as it moves to scale its underwriting platform across the country. The attorney-focused title insurance underwriter said the leadership changes are intended to support national growth while maintaining its long-standing emphasis on attorney involvement in real estate transactions. Advocus has operated as a national
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