Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2025

The Detroit-based fintech , which is also in the midst of acquiring real estate brokerage and home search portal Redfin for $1.75 billion , is paying an equity value of $9.4 Rocket projects $400 million in pre-tax cost savings from streamlining operations, corporate expense and technology investments.

Finance

Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

Evernest already offers services including brokerage , maintenance, renovation, insurance and lending. The $15 million investment announced Wednesday from private equity firm LL Funds will help Evernest build a home services platform focused on rental property owners. This isn’t the only recent acquisition for Evernest.

Property Management

Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2025

FirstTeam , an independent real estate brokerage based in Southern California , has begun its national expansion by opening new offices in Idaho and Washington , with plans to establish operations in Arizona , Nevada , and Oregon. brokerages and is a founding member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World.

Agents

Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2025

Rocket Companies announced on Tuesday the completion of its acquisition of Redfin after Rocket announced in March it agreed to purchase the digital real estate brokerage in an all-stock transaction valued at $1.75 billion in equity. “I’ve used Redfin every day for the last 20 years.

VA loan

Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2025

We are a franchise-based model where decisions aren’t made at some Wall Street private equity company. Q: How is Century 21 keeping the franchise model relevant amid all the technological disruption? They’re made at the local level. Our offices are independently owned and operated. Now we know where iBuyers are. Absolutely.

Industrial

Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2025

Equity Smart Home Loans made a splash Wednesday by announcing it is severing ties with United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) and partnering with Rocket Pro. ” In 2024, Equity Smart Home Loans originated over 1,600 loans, according to Modex data. “It just comes down to pricing. Of those loans, just over 66% were brokered.

Equity

Inman

JULY 15, 2025

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Industrial

Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2025

“By bringing Flyhomes’ consumer technology under the Real umbrella, we’re combining the best in real estate innovation to deliver a seamless, AI-powered experience —designed around people—for both agents and consumers,” Tamir Poleg , the chairman and CEO of Real, said in a statement.

Technology

Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2025

The real estate technology company will be aided on this journey by additional capital it has secured from its ownership group, which includes private equity partner Vector Capital , and brokerages Howard Hanna Real Estate Services and Windermere Real Estate , according to an announcement on Friday.

Technology

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Are we comparing it to Compass’ gamesmanship ushering in a worst-case scenario where buyers need to go through 20 brokerage websites to see all that’s available? Every year I get a postcard on my birthday from my MLS, My MLS pays for technology that I’ll never use and they put on training I rarely attend. It depends. The benefits?

MLS

Real Estate News

JULY 18, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Illustration by Lanette Behiry/Real Estate News Industry Homeownership education needs a reboot — and a new messenger Loan officers and financial advisors need to meet aspiring buyers where they are as many increasingly turn to social media for home financing advice.

Loan Officer

McKissock Real Estate

JULY 22, 2025

Starting your own real estate brokerage firm is a bold step that combines entrepreneurial spirit with professional expertise. If you’ve been working as an agent and want to take control of operations, grow your income potential, and build equity in your brand, owning a brokerage might be your next big move.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2025

Features AI-powered lead generation: AI technology identifies homeowners that are most likely to sell. Advanced search filters: Filter by pre-foreclosures, auctions, liens, vacancy and equity. Individual agents, teams and brokerages can benefit from these tools to help them make smarter, more efficient business decisions.

MLS

BAM Media

MARCH 10, 2025

Together, we will improve the experience by connecting traditionally disparate steps of the search and financing process with leading technology that removes friction, reduces costs and increases value to American homebuyers. Rocket and Redfin have a unified vision of a better way to buy and sell homes.

Pre-approval

Seattle Times Real Estate

JUNE 16, 2025

As of March, 36% of office space in the downtown area was either vacant or available to sublease, which is roughly triple the level in 2019, according to the Seattle office of Colliers, a commercial real estate brokerage. Downtown Seattle is seeing signs of recovery. Although Selig has a history of heavy debt — around $1.2

Commercial

Inman

AUGUST 1, 2025

At Inman Connect San Diego, Inman unveiled the winners of its flagship award, now in its 28th year, recognizing creativity across the real estate industry.

Industrial

Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2025

Affordability challenges, high mortgage rates and low for-sale inventory have created a housing market thats making life difficult for large brokerages. While the transaction prompted some raised eyebrows, it makes sense for a private equity firm thats known for preparing companies to go public to buy in a down cycle for the housing market.

Equity

Inman

JANUARY 30, 2025

Loft47 is brokerage software for better oversight of commissions and Upfront assists agents with access to credit and financial assistance. The two have worked together to build a new product called Liquid.

Brokerage

Inman

MARCH 11, 2025

Rocket CEO Varun Krishna and Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman shared with Inman why they agreed to merge as part of a $1.75 billion acquisition. AI, data and a complete consumer experience were at the center of it.

Equity

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Knowing the “so much more” in that sentence will help you market yourself to buyers and sellers who are hip to all the ways technology can make a home more desirable. Many new resort communities often hire one brokerage or, in some cases, one agent to represent their listings.

Commercial

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Mortgage brokerage firms are now under heightened scrutiny from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB’s focus is on how brokerage firms comply with loan officer compensation rules, particularly in regard to lender-paid versus borrower-paid options. That’s the risk of running a mortgage brokerage.

Brokerage

Inman

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Maverick Systems launched a year ago with the intent to help industry leaders better predict when agents might leave their office and who to target from market competitors.

Industrial

Inman

MAY 29, 2025

MoxiWorks sells back-office software MoxiBalance to agent benefits facilitator Upfront as part of an emphasis on marketing and sales.

Agents

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2023

California-based home equity investment firm Splitero launched its own real estate brokerage , Splitero Homes, this week. Launched in 2021, Splitero’s main focus is on home equity investments (HEI), which differs from home equity lines of credit (HELOC). Our brokerage is unique,” Michael Gifford told HousingWire. “It’s

Equity

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

There’s a new brokerage on the block. The recently launched Realty of America (ROA) is a fully virtual brokerage co-founded by CEO Eddie Garcia, President Mark Dimas, chief culture officer Erinn Nobel and chief operating officer Peter Nobel.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2024

The Real Brokerage welcomes Texas -based independent brokerage The Property Shop , led by Season Ware, the company announced on Friday. The Property Shop joined Real under its Private Label program, which allows independent brokerages to maintain their own brand while reaping the benefits associated with being a part of Real.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

Bellevue, Washington-based real estate investment firm Legacy Group Capital announced this week that it has acquired fintech company Rook Capital , a provider of home equity investment (HEI) products through its “Shared Value Investment” brand. Legacy is privately owned and terms of the deal were not disclosed. “As

Equity

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Stone Point Capital has purchased Vista Equity Partners’ stake in real estate software company Lone Wolf Technologies. Financial terms of the transaction with Vista Equity Partners weren’t disclosed. ” Lone Wolf provides real estate technologies to over 1.5 The HousingStack is exclusively for HW+ members.

Technology

Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

“What if homeowners could tap into home equity without taking on debt?” Through a home equity investment, homeowners can receive cash upfront in exchange for a share of the home’s future value. Hometap is among a handful of companies — including Unison , Unlock , Point and Aspire — that offer home equity investments.

Equity

Housing Wire

JULY 15, 2022

Mortgage brokerage Edison Mortgage, which works with more than 50 lenders, reached $1 billion (CAD) in annualized submitted volume in March 2020, according to the firm. The post Canadian mortgage brokerage takes Rocket Mortgage name appeared first on HousingWire.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

With its supercharged growth over the past two years, it is no surprise that The Real Brokerage topped the 2024 RealTrends 500 Top Movers list for both transaction side count and sales volume. But for Real, which runs a virtual brokerage model with revenue sharing for its agents, the goal is to get better, not necessarily bigger.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2021

The company, which is expected to go public later this year, has agreed to acquire United Kingdom-based digital mortgage brokerage Trussle. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Financial Times reported that SoftBank -backed Better bought Trussle for a “cut-price,” one that values the mortgage brokerage at just $9 million.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

homeowners are “house-rich, cash-poor,” home equity investment firm Hometap provides clients with a way to tap into their home equity instead of selling their home or taking out a loan. Kim: There are a handful of home equity investment firms in the market. Based on the notion that far too many U.S.

Equity

Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2022

Capitalizing on these market factors, brokerage firms in the 2022 RealTrends 500 brokerage rankings broke records in market share, closed transaction sides (there must be inventory somewhere!) The top four — Realogy Brokerage Group (RBG), HomeServices of America , Compass and eXp Realty — now have 20% market share in the U.S.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

JUNE 3, 2024

MoxiWorks , a real estate technology platform for agents , announced Monday that longtime CEO York Baur will be stepping down as CEO and Eric Elfman will replace him. In the news release, MoxiWorks said its technology platform has been used by more than 800 brokerages and 400,000-plus agents around the world.

Technology

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Shortly after EasyKnock acquired home equity investment platform Balance Homes , the company appointed former Balance Homes co-founders Judd Schoenholtz and Aaron LaRue as chief revenue officer and chief technology officer, respectively. LaRue, meanwhile, will focus on the expansion of EasyKnock’s technology platform.

Equity

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Snapping up Alexander is part of a “national expansion plan,” said Chris Lim, president of growth at @Properties, with the Windy City brokerage eying a “half-dozen” franchise announcements in the coming year. But in 2018, a private equity firm, Charlottesville, Virginia-based Quad-C Management, took a stake in the company.

Brokerage