Inman

JUNE 11, 2025

The coworking behemoth says it is on a path to profitability after spending a year negotiating with landlords to eliminate $4 billion in debt and begin to turn a profit, according to a new report on Tuesday.

Bankruptcy

Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2025

The legal battle between him and his former employer began roughly six months later in June 2025, when he sent an email to the group’s leaders and members notifying them that he had taken emergency oversight as the alliance’s incorporator and listed agent with the IRS and Minnesota Secretary of State.

Bankruptcy

Lab Coat Agents

JUNE 23, 2025

Competing for home sellers’ attention can be difficult in today’s market, where rising prices, limited inventory, and intense competition create a challenging environment for agents to stand out. Highlight the Full-Service Advantage As a listing agent, you do more than list properties for sale.

Marketing

Inman

APRIL 4, 2025

Relationships is an easy onboard, swiftly presenting the user with daily opportunities to build business that pulls focus from the need to simply build a giant list of third-degree contacts who have one foot in the market and the other in pending bankruptcy

Bankruptcy

BAM Media

APRIL 1, 2025

Foreclosures and bankruptcies? Heres what agents need to know: Homeowner delinquencies arent spiraling out of control. Clients rely on agents who understand the real story behind the headlines. For industry news, edutainment, and humor, sign up for the best newsletter on the planet for real estate agents.

Mortgages

Rochester Real Estate

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Advice On Home Financing | The Best Mortgage Blogs From 2017 Potential FHA Mortgage Quirks Anita Clark, a Real Estate agent in Bonaire GA who has been serving the residential real estate needs of consumers in middle GA for the past decade, provides some informative thoughts on potential FHA mortgage quirks.

Finance

Rochester Real Estate

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

What To Expect From Your Listing Agent Why For Sale By Owners (FSBOs) Fail Blog Featured Articles Home Buying Home Selling LOCAL Rochester NY Articles How Does A Co-Borrowers Credit Scores Affect A Home Purchase? (585) 704-7095 Contact Now Search Homes Home Fair Housing S.O.P.

Debt-to-income ratio

HomeLight

JULY 21, 2025

For example, working with a Hilo agent might take up to 123 days (average days to close a loan + average days on market (81) in Hilo). It’s also worth noting that partnering with a top Hilo real estate agent can often yield better financial results. If you’d like, HomeLight can match you with a top-performing agent in the Hilo area.

Purchase and sale agreement

HomeLight

JULY 28, 2025

Sell Fast in Texas With a Cash Offer or Top Agent Get an all-cash, no-obligation offer on your Texas home through HomeLight’s Simple Sale platform. You can also request an expert estimate of what your home might sell for using a top Texas agent. Close in as few as 10 days with no repairs or showings.

Sales

Redfin

JULY 17, 2025

Ask for recommendations from your lender, real estate agent , or friends who’ve purchased property together. What happens to the home if one partner files for bankruptcy? How to find the right attorney: Search for someone who specializes in real estate transactions and has experience working with unmarried couples or co-buyers.

Purchase and sale agreement

AAOA

MAY 5, 2025

Sometimes, life throws the owner curveballslike divorce, bankruptcy, or forced liquidationwhich can also lead a property down this path. Divorce or Bankruptcy Sales: When homeowners go through financial or legal issues, such as divorce settlements or bankruptcy filings, they may need sell their properties quickly.

Bankruptcy

Seattle Times Real Estate

JUNE 9, 2025

But for the hundreds of people it has helped so far, the program offered a path to homeownership, said Dee Scott, a Keller Williams real estate agent in Kent who has helped buyers — including four members of her family — access the program. Shortly after its launch, it became the target of a lawsuit claiming reverse discrimination.

Loans

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Right-to-list agreement firm MV Realty has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 33 states. MV Realty operated in 33 states and has more than 500 real estate agents. MV Realty operated in 33 states and has more than 500 real estate agents. The story was first reported by CBS News.

Bankruptcy

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Seattle-based Redfin has agreed to pay $608 million in cash to acquire RentPath , though the deal still requires sign-off by the Federal Trade Commission and a bankruptcy court. Despite RentPath’s baggage, namely a $650 million bankruptcy restructuring , Redfin sees big traffic and lead-generation potential with the pending acquisition.

Bankruptcy

Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2021

Stearns has exclusive partnerships with real estate agent, builder and corporate relocation joint ventures, as well as a book of business with SoFi and Home Mortgage Alliance. Blackstone took full control of Stearns in fall 2019 after it exited bankruptcy due to significant debt problems.

Lending

Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

This means that if a homeowner decides to sell their house sometime in the next 40 years, the company is entitled to list the home for a 3% commission, which is separate from the commission earned by the buy-side agent. 2023 , MV Realty filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the 33 states it operates in.

Bankruptcy

Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2021

Stearns exited that company after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and bought by Blackstone Group , and he starred on the Discovery Channel’s reality TV show “ Undercover Billionaire ” before founding Kind. Unclear is what pressure eXp’s agents may feel to direct their clients to Success. The company now has a $4.2

Mortgages

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Other smaller lenders, including real estate tech startup Reali and Sprout Mortgage , shuttered, while First Guaranty Mortgage Corp filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Marketing

Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2021

As 2021 unfolds, the real estate industry is still dealing with ongoing concerns introduced and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic last year, leaving agents and brokers facing multiple challenges with their work. For example, it shows whether the owner has ever filed for bankruptcy or if they’re facing foreclosure.

Bankruptcy

Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2022

Low claims ratios are a testament to the work our agents do to eliminate items prior to closing. Real estate is a $3 trillion industry in the United States. Not only is this not true, but it is a fundamental misunderstanding of what title professionals do and how our underwriting protects this work.

Title

Inman

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

With Inman Top 5, you'll find the most essential stories, chosen by our readers. Here are the most-read stores of Sept. 23-28, 2023.

Bankruptcy

Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2024

In September 2023 , MV Realty filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 33 states. The firm had more than 500 real estate agents.

Title

Realty Biz

MARCH 21, 2024

If you’re struggling financially and unable to pay your bills, you may have considered filing for bankruptcy. Filing for bankruptcy gives you a fresh start, but it stays on your credit report for up to 10 years — resulting in consequences for years to come. Instead, you can focus on one. Consider making lifestyle changes as well.

Bankruptcy

Real Estate News

JUNE 13, 2025

Dave Gallagher June 13, 2025 3 mins Thousands of homeowners are being released from their controversial contracts with MV Realty, a company that is currently in bankruptcy court and is facing lawsuits in multiple states. Could it have been stopped earlier?

Bankruptcy

Inman

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The company is currently facing lawsuits from more than a half-dozen states over its allegedly deceptive business practices.

Bankruptcy

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

He repeatedly mentioned that the company had fallen into bankruptcy and was “not on track” to even make a profit before subtracting operating expenses. Also, marketing expenses soared 153% to $84 million in 2021, predominantly due to RentPath. Kelman was fairly candid about RentPath’s struggles.

Bankruptcy

Realty Biz

MARCH 19, 2024

But in today’s unpredictable economy, it’s easy even for homeowners to find themselves on the brink of bankruptcy. According to the most recent numbers, bankruptcies rose 10% last year. Being on the brink of bankruptcy isn’t the same thing as actually being bankrupt — not even close. But don’t lose hope.

Bankruptcy

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In 2023 alone, the mortgage industry saw a total of 62 merger and acquisition transactions, lender exits and bankruptcies. of the purchase loan amount when using a real estate agent from Rocket Homes to find a property. The company doesn’t break out purchase business versus refinances in its earnings reports.

Bankruptcy

Housing Wire

JULY 22, 2022

FGMC) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection at the end of June — leaving four warehouse lenders on the hook for more than $415 million. Real estate agents and their clients also received no advance warning and multiple deals fell through as a result, sources told HousingWire. Non-QM lender First Guaranty Mortgage Corp.

Lending

Housing Wire

JULY 11, 2023

According to the indictment, the group allegedly acquired a property in bankruptcy proceedings in a short sale, and two defendants moved in and occupied that home as their primary residence. In total, the group allegedly forged financial statements and filed false tax documents to access $1.5

Bankruptcy

Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2022

Eric Hill, an Atlanta real estate agent representing a nationwide homebuilder, had a plan to help more than 100 homebuyers get mortgages. The problem: They did not qualify for the loans. Hill’s scheme, also enabled by a group of co-conspirators, caught up with him, in part because many of the loans started going south.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

This means that if a homeowner decides to sell their house sometime in the next 40 years, MV Realty is entitled to list the home for a 3% commission, which is separate from the commission of a buyer’s agent. MV Realty previously operated in 33 states and had more than 500 real estate agents.

Title

Inman

APRIL 4, 2023

With the stakes higher than ever in Moerhl, the real estate industry is facing significant upheaval in terms of how listing and selling agents are compensated.

Bankruptcy

HomeLight

MAY 3, 2024

There are actually real estate agents specializing in divorce who navigate the details and roadblocks of selling joint property dozens of times every year. Some agents even get certified, which involves special training in understanding tax issues in the sale of the family home, alimony and child support, divorce and pensions, and bankruptcy.

Agents

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The products appeal mostly to independent contractors and self-employed borrowers, with non-QM lenders often marketing their wares to real estate agents who have entrepreneurs for clients. Like anything, you have that seasoned loan officer who has a stream of referral sources whether it’s a Realtor, CPA, bankruptcy attorney, etc.

Debt-to-income ratio

Inman

JANUARY 26, 2023

The 2008 downturn nearly drove Marc King into bankruptcy. At Inman Connect New York on Thursday, he shared the steps he learned about avoiding financial ruin and instead growing

Bankruptcy

Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2024

Incurring unnecessary credit card debt to cover the cost of daily living indirectly eats into their equity because they are going to have to pay it at some point down the road or deal with the headache of bankruptcy.

Equity