Top VA LO Patton Gade heads to UMortgage
Patton Gade, the top U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mortgage loan officer last year, has joined brokerage firm UMortgage, the company announced on Tuesday.
Arizona-based Gade, a graduate...
Indie firm Legends Real Estate makes the jump to The Real Brokerage
Indie brokerage Legends Real Estate has joined The Real Brokerage, expanding Real’s footprint in Northern California.
Industry veteran John Pope founded the Sacramento-based...
Moehrl commission lawsuit trial not expected until end of 2024
If you are waiting on another commission lawsuit trial, it looks like you will be waiting a while. Judge Andrea R. Wood of...
Keller Williams announces new executive appointments
Keller Williams (KW) has appointed Wendi Harrelson as president of KWRI-owned regions and John Clidy as vice president of growth, the company announced...
Marco Fregenal to take the helm at Fathom as Josh Harley steps down
Fathom Holdings is the latest brokerage to make a significant C-Suite change. The firm announced Monday that it has appointed its current president...
FFIEC issues statement of principles for examining appraisal and valuation bias
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) on Monday issued a statement outlining examination principles related to valuation and appraisal discrimination or bias...
Typical homebuyers made $107,000 annually, used a real estate agent in 2023: NAR survey
Buying a house was obtainable only for the haves in 2023 as home prices and mortgage rates soared. Homebuyers’ median household income increased...
Stakes are high as first buyer broker commission lawsuit goes to trial today
The long-anticipated Sitzer/Burnett class action commission lawsuit enters its first day in court on Monday, leaving real estate professionals to ponder the fate...
Home sellers saw their profits shrink in the first quarter: Attom
U.S. home sellers reaped slimmer profit margins on median-priced single-family homes and condominiums during the first quarter of 2024.
In fact, profit margins...
Mortgage volumes remain under pressure at Wells Fargo, JPMorgan
Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase usually open the quarterly earnings seasons in the mortgage space, giving analysts something to chew on before nonbanks release their financial reports. In...