Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Higher mortgage rates are forcing many first-time homebuyers to adopt a “wait-and-see” approach to the market. Agents reported that 27% of first-timer buyers requested mortgage rate buydowns from sellers. ” Despite forecasts that predict mortgage rates above 6% in 2025, agents hope for a shift in the market.

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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.

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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.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2025

But in light of Redfins blockbuster sale to Rocket Mortgage that was announced less than two weeks later, hindsight dictates that Kelman may have known that the end of independence was coming for the company hes run for almost 20 years. It shows in the data. Since the first quarter of 2021, Redfins agent count has fallen by 22.5%.

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Real Estate News

JULY 10, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Adobe Stock By the Numbers Mortgage rate uptick leaves summer market on standby Mortgage applications are up, but a rise in rates combined with job loss concerns and tariff uncertainty could kill the momentum. The good news for agents?

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Housing Wire

JULY 21, 2025

billion all-stock acquisition of real estate brokerage Redfin. As of December 31, 2024, Rocket Companies, owner of Rocket Mortgage , had 14,263 employees, down from 14,700 a year earlier. Rocket is buying the digital real estate brokerage in an all-stock transaction valued at $1.75 These decisions weren’t made lightly.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

Bank7 is expanding its mortgage reach in Oklahoma. The community bank has completed its acquisition of First American Mortgage, Inc. , a small mortgage lender and brokerage based in the suburbs of Oklahoma City. Yukon-based First American Mortgage, Inc. Yukon-based First American Mortgage, Inc.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2025

One of the nation’s fastest-growing real estate brokerages announced a pending leadership change on Wednesday. Sharran Srivatsaa , president of The Real Brokerage , will be transitioning from his current role to the company’s board of directors effective June 1. Its volume soared from $14.4 billion to $21.2

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 6, 2025

He also highlights how major players like Zillow and Rocket Mortgage are pushing the industry toward new tech-driven models that challenge traditional brokerage structures. McClelland emphasizes the growing necessity of consumer-first strategies. This conversation excerpt has been edited for length and clarity.

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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.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Although higher home prices , rising mortgage rates and other expenses are obvious factors, there may be more to the story. Simply put, some renters are choosing to avoid rising homeownership costs, moving expenses and brokerage fees, Redfin explained. There is some hope for potential buyers and sellers if mortgage rates decline.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2025

The housing market continued to cool in May, with buyer leverage increasing across many regions of the country, according to a new survey from The Real Brokerage. “Until mortgage rates ease or wage growth catches up, we expect this dynamic of increased supply yet more selective demand to define the market in the near term.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The Real Brokerage is keeping attendees of RISE, its third annual agent conference, on their toes. Additionally, the brokerage said it expects that Real Wallet users will have the opportunity to earn promotional rewards points that are redeemable toward reduced brokerage and transaction fees.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2025

The new year has arrived, but little has changed regarding the direction of mortgage rates and their impact on the U.S. At HousingWire s Mortgage Rates Center on Tuesday, the 30-year fixed rate averaged 7.09%. “If mortgage spreads had been as unfavorable as they were in 2023, mortgage rates would be around 8% instead of near 7%.”

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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.

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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

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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.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2025

eXp Luxury , the upscale division of real estate brokerage eXp Realty , is teaming with MORE Seller Financing to give luxury home sellers new tools to attract buyers and improve listing performance in a high interest rate environment.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2025

as its new vice president of broker relations for mortgage and title services, marking his return to the firm after several years at Compass. He also contributed to development of the company’s mortgage and title initiatives in the region, and he implemented process improvements tied to sales capture rates.

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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.

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2025

A new report on real estate agent and brokerage performance in the first quarter of 2025 shows that agent movement accelerated dramatically in opening months of the year. It tracked thousands of agent movements across brokerage models and markets. Tech-enabled brokerages followed, drawing 22.6% Traditional brokerages held a 19.7%

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2025

Six North Carolina borrowers have filed separate lawsuits against CrossCountry Mortgage and a local real estate brokerage, alleging they ran a kickback scheme disguised as a co‑marketing deal. The suits cite Shackelford’s prior legal trouble, noting a 2018 trade secrets and poaching case against him was settled privately.

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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.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2025

The new office, located in Newport Beach, California, includes 11 agents who joined from other brokerages , and it will be led by Christi Carrillo. Carrillo, who most recently worked at a Newport Beach boutique brokerage, said she views the expansion as an opportunity to tap a broader network of referrals.

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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

DECEMBER 5, 2024

mortgage holders held $17.2 trillion is considered “tappable,” according to data from ICE Mortgage Technology ’s November 2024 Mortgage Monitor report. The company launched its real estate brokerage, Splitero Homes , in October 2023 to serve home sellers who are already Splitero clients.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

housing market slowed down in the third quarter due to rising home prices and higher mortgage rates , investor purchases also ramped down, according to a new report by Redfin. The Seattle-based brokerage found that real estate investor purchases dropped by 2.3% in Q1 2022, when investors were taking advantage of low mortgage rates.

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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.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2025

Ohio-based Union Home Mortgage (UHM) on Wednesday announced a partnership with ARIVE , a lending software platform built specifically for independent mortgage professionals. The partnership will also connect UHM to a network of users and loan officers who source mortgage offers from multiple wholesale lenders.

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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.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Zillow Home Loans — the platform’s affiliate mortgage lender — pushes the future of financing. Offering access to market-defining research and data Most shoppers review listing and pricing information through the Zillow platform, brokerage websites, or multiple listing services (MLSs).

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Housing Wire

JULY 11, 2025

Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire ‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology — including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2025

Rocket Mortgage is shutting down its Canadian operations as the company refocuses on its core U.S. We want to assure our clients that all loans in process will proceed without issue, and we remain committed to supporting them through this transition, Rocket Mortgage said in a statement.

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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.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit Monday accusing Rocket Homes of orchestrating a kickback scheme to funnel business to its sister companies, Rocket Mortgage and Amrock. The Jason Mitchell Group is also implicated in the alleged violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA).

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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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Real Estate News

AUGUST 6, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Illustration by Lanette Behiry/Real Estate News Industry Agent-buyer connections driving Zillow’s mortgage growth Overall revenue beat expectations — again — jumping 15% in the second quarter, thanks in large part to big gains in rentals and home loans.

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