Earnings

UWM aims for broker-majority market amid 300% profit surge

UWM Holdings CEO Mat Ishbia’s new target for mortgage broker originations share is for them to do over half of production. On the company’s earnings call, he cited statistics giving the current broker share at 30%. “Our goal is for brokers to be No. 1,” Ishbia said. “In my mind, that means 50.1%; I don’t

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Zillow wants to be the hub for consumers and agents

Zillow’s critics may say that the company has never had the best interests of real estate agents at heart. But on the company’s second-quarter 2025 earnings call on Wednesday night, executives looked to set the record straight.  “As we work to streamline residential real estate transactions with our ‘Housing Super App,’ everything we build is

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Finance of America reports $80M profit, buys out Blackstone

Finance of America (FOA) continued its recent streak of growth in the second quarter of 2025, funding $602 million in mortgages and producing $80 million in net income. FOA, one of the nation’s leading reverse mortgage lenders, exceeded the top end of its stated quarterly guidance for investors as the $602 million in volume from

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Opendoor reduces losses by 68% in the second quarter

Although GAAP profitability continues to elude Opendoor Technologies, the company reported a positive result under one non-GAAP measure, its first in three years. The company, which facilitates cash offers for real estate buyers, cut its net loss from the previous year by 68%, but guidance going forward was less encouraging. These results were announced after

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FOA posts profit, buys out Blackstone stake

Finance of America was profitable for a second consecutive quarter as funded volume at the reverse mortgage lender grew 7% versus the first quarter and 35% year-over-year. The company made net income from continuing operations of $80 million for the period ended June 30, unchanged from the first quarter and up from a $5 million

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Angel Oak bets on non-QM in volatile Q2 report

Angel Oak Mortgage REIT eked out a profit in the second quarter but missed Wall Street expectations partially due to a note offering.  The non-qualified mortgage player Tuesday reported net income of $767,000 for the period, well below an S&P Capital IQ consensus mean estimate of $6.34 million. The real estate investment trust’s quarterly results

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Douglas Elliman doesn’t want private listings to be the norm

While some brokerages are leaning into the use of private listing networks, luxury firm Douglas Elliman said it does not want private listing networks to become the norm. “At Douglas Elliman, we have a long- standing commitment to offering clients greater choice and flexibility while continuing to promote equal access to listings and uphold a

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