Housing Wire

JULY 24, 2025

HousingWire reports on the quarterly earnings of publicly traded mortgage and real estate companies, offering a glimpse into the financial performance of key players in the housing market.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2025

Rocket Companies is buying Mr. Cooper , America’s largest mortgage servicer, in a market-shattering deal that could reshape the mortgage industry for years to come. The Detroit-based fintech , which is also in the midst of acquiring real estate brokerage and home search portal Redfin for $1.75

Finance

Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2025

The stagnant housing market has brokerages across the country on their knees, but The Real Brokerage isnt waiting for market conditions to improve to grow its business. Another factor is Reals private-label program, which launched in 2024 and allows brokerage affiliates to keep their branding. Its revenue was $1.3

Brokerage

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The Real Brokerage is keeping attendees of RISE, its third annual agent conference, on their toes. The final product Real unveiled at RISE is Real Wallet , a financial platform designed to help agents control and manage their finances. The product is currently available to select agents in the U.S. and Canada.

Agents

Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2025

Today, Rocket Companies announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase digital real estate brokerage Redfin in an all-stock transaction valued at $1.75 billion in equity. The deal, which has been approved by the boards of directors of both Rocket Companies and Redfin, is expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2025.

Purchase and sale agreement

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. .”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2025

Federally registered broker and correspondent lender Milestone Mortgage Solutions has acquired Willow Home Loans and is looking to join the $1 billion origination club this year. ” Russell Petty, the founder of North Carolina -based Willow (formerly Grow Mortgage), said he expects to do $1 billion in origination volume in 2025.

Loans

Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2025

billion deal to acquire digital real estate brokerage firm Redfin , industry observers are still trying to understand the future of one key asset: Bay Equity Home Loans. Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman will continue to lead the brokerage, reporting directly to Rocket CEO Varun Krishna. billion, according to Inside Mortgage Finance data.

Loan Officer

Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2025

billion deal to acquire resi brokerage and portal Redfin in Q2 or Q3 2025. It seems that everyone in mortgage and real estate has an opinion about Rocket Mortgage ‘s pending $1.75 After the deal was announced, CEO Varun Krishna told investors that he expects a lift in purchase mortgage growth after the deal closes.

Mortgages

Real Estate News

JUNE 13, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Shutterstock Industry Startup aims to bring assumable mortgages to the masses Could a new market emerge around homebuyers taking over a seller’s existing low interest rate loan? One proptech veteran thinks so.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

JULY 7, 2025

residential real estate is drawing increasing interest from international investors —particularly in Latin and South America — according to Miami -based Waltz , a digital mortgage platform that caters to foreign buyers. bank accounts, exchange currencies and finance property purchases. .

Investor

Housing Wire

JULY 11, 2025

Lead generation for mortgage brokers and officers is all about consistently filling your pipeline with individuals who are interested in buying a home now or in the future. then it’s time to dig into more strategies to ensure your mortgage lead generation is on point. Check out LendingTree.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2025

Now in its 16th year, the award honors leaders across mortgage, real estate and fintech who are making a measurable impact on their organizations and the broader housing economy. This year’s honorees include mentors, innovators, and community leaders. Congratulations to this year’s honorees!

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2025

Tamir Poleg, chairman and CEO of The Real Brokerage , closed out the prepared remarks section of his firms first-quarter 2025 earnings call by addressing the transformative technological era the industry is currently operating in. One Real Mortgage also saw a jump in revenue, rising from $696,000 in Q1 2024 to $1.08 million a year ago.

Technology

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

But for first-time and other cash-strapped buyers—those who are not relying on the proceeds of a home sale, who may be using a 100% financed VA loan, whose agents may be layering forms of assistance to put together enough cash for closing—knowing in advance about the seller’s contribution to their agent costs may be essential.

Debt-to-income ratio

Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2025

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 Our brokerage does not push, incentivize or default to private listings.” This loss in revenue came as commissions and other brokerage income was down to $258.02

Brokerage

Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2025

HousingWire reports on the quarterly earnings of publicly traded mortgage and real estate companies, offering a glimpse into the financial performance of key players in the housing market. Mortgage Better leans on AI, sees first profitable month since 2022 May 13 Blend talks Rocket-Mr.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2025

Through impressive marketing efforts, this years recipients are driving mortgage origination volume, connecting with homebuyers at critical moments, and supporting real estate brokerages to engage buyers and sellers. This year 55 honorees were selected.

Marketing

Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2025

Brokers, also known as managing brokers, designated brokers or brokers-in-charge, are typically owners or supervisors of real estate brokerages. You must have a leadership mentality and the ability to see the bigger picture to grow your brokerage. Similar to an MLO, a mortgage broker finds financing for buyers.

Property Management

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

UWM has debuted a new cash-out refi product without mortgage insurance. United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) has the mortgage industry abuzz over its latest product, a higher-risk, cash-out refinance at a time of economic uncertainty. The real advantage of this product lies in UWM’s aggressive marketing to mortgage brokers.

Equity

Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2025

His focus will be on returning the mortgage lender to profitability and regaining market share, the company announced on Monday. According to Inside Mortgage Finance , loanDepot ranks as the 20th-largest U.S. mortgage lender with $10.9 In 1989, he acquired a mortgage brokerage and transformed it into LoansDirect.com.

Technology

Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2025

The companies say this investment will support Flyhomes’ evolution into a wholesale mortgage lender. The companies also announced the Real will be offering Flyhomes “Buy Before You Sell” financing solution through its subsidiary One Real Mortgage. “As The consumer-facing product is an extension of Real’s AI agent assistant Leo.

Technology

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

That can include being a housing market expert and advising clients on the best times to list or buy a home; having referrals handy for inspections, repairs, staging and photography; understanding the mortgage origination process; and more. This course covers real estate law, contracts, finance and ethics.

Agents

Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2025

billion deal comes just weeks after the Detroit-based lender announced its acquisition of real estate brokerage Redfin for $1.75 There is the potential for significant revenue growth depending on mortgage rates. Cooper in a $9.4 Its presumably the next step in Krishnas quest to make Rocket the Apple of homeownership.

Technology

Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2025

Qualified clients who finance through Rocket and work with a Redfin agent receive a one-point mortgage rate reduction during their first year — for up to $6,000 in savings. Of this group, 12% have started a mortgage application. million visitors, according to data from Similarweb.

Brokerage

Real Estate News

JUNE 16, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Shutterstock By the Numbers Down payments drop for the first time in nearly 2 years A new Redfin report suggests homebuyers may be seeking less expensive homes as ongoing economic concerns add pressure to large purchase decisions. Redfin found that 15.3%

VA loan

Real Estate News

JULY 26, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Illustration by Lanette Behiry/Adobe Stock Brokerages Century 21 gains 2 affiliates; eXp lands in Japan Kansas and Maryland indies align with C21; eXp enters its fourth global market this year; Douglas Elliman launches mortgage division; more.

Land

Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2025

While real estate brokerages are known for helping consumers buy and sell homes, many also choose to offer core services such as mortgage lending , title insurance and home warranties. he 2025 RealTrends Verified rankings again examined the number of core services transactions among submitting brokerages.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2025

But we’re also diversifying in the field through our brokers as well as our local loan officers, and well be able to add to that through the Redfin acquisition as well here very soon, Lovier said on stage during the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Secondary and Capital Markets Conference in New York on Tuesday.

Loan Officer

RIS Media

JULY 11, 2025

Forward-thinking brokerages are discovering a powerful revenue strategy while providing enhanced client value: integrating pre-sale home-loan discussions directly into listing presentations.

Finance

Real Estate News

JUNE 13, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Shutterstock Agents 4 rate-lowering strategies to share with buyer clients For some buyers, even a small mortgage rate reduction can make the math work on a home purchase. Improving the credit score can drop the mortgage rate by 0.39

MLS

BAM Media

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Real RISE 2024 kicks off today, October 22nd, with some exciting new developments in AI and fintech for real estate agents who’ve joined (or will join) the brokerage. Mortgage Application : Leo for Clients will assist with initiating mortgage applications directly through text messages. Read on for the highlights. and Canada.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

These partnerships can take various forms including partnerships with mortgage brokers , title companies , property management firms, insurance providers, contractors, lenders , or technology vendors. Referral-based B2B brokerages like the Jason Mitchell Group built their entire business model on fostering these relationships.

Branding

Housing Wire

JULY 2, 2025

He joined the company in 2019 and has held several finance leadership roles — including vice president of international finance and corporate financial planning and analysis. In 2025, he was recognized by HousingWire as a Finance Leader for his contributions to the real estate and mortgage industries. and General Motors.

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Real Estate News

JULY 1, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Illustration by Real Estate News/Shutterstock Brokerages Rocket finalizes $1.75B acquisition of Redfin The two companies are rolling out a new pricing program for clients as part of the July 1 announcement. billion deal was first announced in March.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

AUGUST 6, 2025

Growth in mortgage, rentals Since flaming out of iBuying in late 2021, Zillow has gone all in on its “ Super App ” strategy, seeking to be a one-stop shop for home buyers and seller. In building out this plan, Zillow has expanded into mortgage, through Zillow Home Loans , and has grown its presence in rentals.

Agents

Real Estate News

JULY 7, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Shutterstock Agents 20% down? While there are signs that the market is shifting in buyers' favor , affordability remains a pressure point for many as home prices and mortgage rates remain high.

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