Former HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge becomes a partner at law firm Taft
About two months after resigning as the 18th secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Marcia Fudge has joined law firm Taft...
Keller Williams rescinds changes to its profit-sharing program
But the changes did provide an incentive for agents to return to Keller Williams. Former agents who returned to the company within six months of the...
Jonathan Scarpati joins NRMLA board of directors
The National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) this week announced that Jonathan Scarpati, senior vice president of wholesale production at Finance of America (FOA), has joined...
New listings data falls for third week in a row
Weekly housing inventory data
For the third consecutive week, we haven’t quite reached my weekly target of inventory growth between 11,000 and 17,000 homes. However, we came...
East Coast, Midwest cities dominate 2024 best places for veterans to live
The East Coast and Midwest stand out as prime locations for veterans and current military service members, according to the 2024 Best Cities for Veterans to...
Mortgage advisory firms Stratmor Group, Teraverde merge
Mortgage advisory firm Stratmor Group has merged with Teraverde, a mortgage advisory firm and technology solutions provider, in a deal that the companies say will allow...
Chase Home Lending increases its closing guarantee
Chase Home Lending, the consumer and commercial banking arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co., has raised its closing guarantee from $5,000 to $20,000 until July 27, 2024,...
FOA’s Resch on the evolution of reverse mortgages for financial planning
Chris Clow/RMD: Comparing where we were in 2019 and 2020 when seeking conversations with financial planners, how have they changed? You said they’ve gotten better, but...
Sun Belt cities lead the way for new home sales
As homebuyers continue to grapple with a lack of existing homes for sale, the market for new homes continues to see strong demand, and some areas...
Rental properties can help agents build a sphere of influence
Since its launch in 2016, RentSpree has served 1.1 million rental units across the country, according to Lucarelli.
Miami-based Realtor Yansey Valdes entered the real estate industry...