Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Coldwell Banker has appointed Jason Waugh as president of Coldwell Banker Affiliates, where he will lead the brand and be responsible for strategy, operations and sales for the Anywhere-owned company’s growing network of franchises. Sales professionals, broker-owners — they have a lot of choices out there.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Real estate brokerage eXp Realty has entered into an affiliated business agreement with Orlando, Florida -based title fi r m Citrus Closing Group , according to an announcement on Thursday. “We This is the second title-affiliated business agreement eXp has announced in the past year.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2024

But despite the uncertainty and the soon-to-beimplemented business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement , RE/MAX leaders are confident in the brokerage’s ability to succeed in this changing environment. He noted that the average RE/MAX agent closed 11.8 agent count.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

These leaders play a pivotal role in shaping the industry’s narrative, driving business growth and enhancing customer engagement. Julie Pierson-Fields , Vice President of Marketing, has excelled at directing and implementing marketing strategies for all Fathom Holdings, Inc.

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Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2024

The coming changes that Poleg referenced are the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement. The uptick in agent count contributed to a 74% yearly jump in transaction count to 19,032 sides, good for a total sales volume of $7.5

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

About 65 mortgage professionals have not transitioned from AmCap Home Loans to its acquirer, CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM), and rival New American Funding (NAF) has hired the AmCap personnel to expand its business in Texas, the lender announced last week. Terms of the acquisition, including financial information, were not disclosed.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In an open letter to RE/MAX affiliates, RE/MAX president Nick Bailey wrote that the settlement, which still requires court approval, would release “RE/MAX, LLC, the U.S. RE/MAX brokerages and affiliates from any claims related to these lawsuits. It Final court approval of the settlement is expected in early 2024.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

The first quarter of 2024 was another tough time in the housing market,” Ryan Schneider , Anywhere president and CEO, told analysts during an earnings call on Thursday. “I I am proud of how our affiliated agents, franchisees and employees helped customers navigate ongoing complexities. It generated $1.1

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2024

NAMB members and the entire industry will benefit from using their solutions,” NAMB President Valerie Saunders said in a news release. The National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) announced a partnership with artificial intelligence (AI)-based video marketing platform Roomvu to provide mortgage brokers with marketing tools.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2023

To combat margin compression, real estate brokers are adding affiliated services to their bucket of services. As an industry leader, maintaining relationships with mortgage and title professionals could take your business to the next level, and mortgage professional David Lykken wants to help you achieve those goals.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Based in Madison, Wisconsin, the team of eight had been affiliated with Keller Williams Realty Madison East since its debut in 2020. “We The Husky Homes real estate team, led by Alison Crim, has joined Compass , the company announced on Tuesday. In 2022, the Husky Homes team closed 121 transactions and more than $48.4 million in sales volume.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2024

Jonathon Haddad, president of Next Door Lending , will replace Katie Sweeney as the chairman and CEO of the Association of Independent Mortgage Experts (AIME). Sweeney is stepping down to become the CEO of the affiliated lobbying group Broker Action Coalition (BAC). He left Rocket in the beginning of 2019.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Instead, he is focusing his efforts on potentially having to adapt to where Atlas Title’s business comes from. Chuck Cain, senior vice president of the national agency division at FNF Family of Companies, also sees this as a possibility. “It It’s easy to see why Frasier is concerned.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2024

We are hopeful that final approval is granted, and we can move forward with full focus on supporting our affiliates and continuing to foster greater transparency in the industry. “We There is a clearer picture of what comes next on the litigation calendar —most notably eliminating the uncertainty of the Moehrl suit trial timeline.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Due to how HomeServices and its affiliates handle their client contracts, if a dispute arises, each client is entitled to individual arbitration of their claims. Defendants in the Umpa copycat commission lawsuit filed a slew of motions on Monday as they sought to have the class-action allegations to be struck down and dismissed.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

The suit takes aim at the National Association of Realtor’s Participation Rule which requires listing brokers to make a blanket offer of compensation to the buyer’s broker in order to list a property on a NAR affiliated MLS. The suit was originally filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County Illinois, but it was moved to the U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

is the latest independent brokerage to affiliate with a major national brand. The Patchogue, New York -based firm announced Wednesday that it was affiliating with Century 21 Real Estate LLC. Anchor Real Estate of Long Island, Inc.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In his opening remarks, Erik Carlson, who was named CEO of RE/MAX Holdings in November, mentioned the promotions of Amy Lessinger , who is replacing Bailey as RE/MAX president, Abby Lee and Susie Winders, but he made no mention of Bailey other than to note his departure. agent count and to expand its mortgage business. RE/MAX’s U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2024

Three agents formerly affiliated with Keller Williams Realty — Jerri L. Former agents who return to the company within six months of the effective reduction date will have their profit share restored to 100%, KW President Marc King wrote in an email in August 2023. Moulder, David L. Bueker and Robert E. On March 25, Robert E.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2023

“We’re thrilled to be able to provide our franchisees with this innovative opportunity to generate additional revenue,” Sue Yannaccone , the president and CEO of Anywhere Brands and Anywhere Advisors , said in a statement. It represents another way Anywhere is empowering everyone’s next move.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The partnership extends Offerpad’s reach by allowing seller requests from areas outside of Offerpad’s current markets to be served by certified agents affiliated with the Anywhere Leads Network , a nationwide network of 500 brokers and more than 100,000 real estate agents. “As

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2023

With Bubble Insurance Services, The Agency is launching its own affiliate insurance service, Agencia Insurance Solutions , which will serve new and past The Agency clients in California and Arizona. The affiliation will provide The Agency’s agents with access to Bubble Insurance’s insurance coverage for their clients.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In his initial filing, in addition to Keller and Keller Williams, Davis also names former KW president Josh Team, Business MAPS Ltd. and Business MAPS Management LLC as defendants. The example of this cited in the complaint is 72Sold, which is a “leads company.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2022

Executive Vice President, Lender Services. Vice President of Industry and Regulatory Affairs. Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Senior Vice President, Retail Operations. Vice President of Brokerage Operations. Senior Vice President of National Operations. Company Name. SimpleNexus.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The allure of the name recognition of large national brands is causing many independent brokerages to affiliate as mortgage rates rise and housing inventory remains low. Gene Boone will continue to run the firm with his business partner and grandson Owen Boone. Foxfire cited RE/MAX’s technology offerings as a major draw to the brand.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Anywhere demonstrated our leadership strength in 2023, driving meaningful results in a tough real estate market,” Ryan Schneider , Anywhere president and CEO, said in a statement. “In in the fourth quarter, according to Charlotte Simonelli, the company’s executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. “The

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

Former NEXA Mortgage president Mat Grella has accused his partner at the firm, Mike Kortas, of making aircraft-related purchases with company money without his consent, resulting in his “abrupt” termination from the company. Kortas denies his partner’s allegations. “I The situation escalated, resulting in my termination.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The Settlement resolves all claims in the Lawsuits and similar claims on a nationwide basis against RE/MAX … and releases RE/MAX and the Company, their subsidiaries and affiliates, and RE/MAX sub-franchisors, franchisees and their sales associates in the United States from the Claims,” the SEC filing reads. “The million for both lawsuits.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2024

I can understand the agent’s entire business in less than 20 minutes, so that when I’m having an in-person conversation with the agent, it feels like I’ve done a substantial amount of research,” Paul said. These profiles are then subjected to a comparative analysis against a relevant cohort of agents.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2023

The relationship you build with other housing leaders is an important part of your referral business. At Gathering of Eagles 2023, mortgage professionals can reconnect with their colleagues in real estate, forge future business opportunities, strengthen relationships and gain a better understanding of the other side of the business.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Odia, who led the Hamburg-based company for nine years, has stepped down from the management board and will assume the newly created role of president. Engel & Völkers Gestalt Group, based out of Park City, Utah, ranked as E&V’s top affiliate in the most recent RealTrends rankings. The affiliate posted $3.77

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2023

In addition, Smith will lead the nationwide direct channels and correspondent business, reporting to chief retail and small business banking officer Dontá Wilson. Prior to joining Truist, Smith led the mortgage lending, insurance and title businesses affiliated with Keller Williams. Truist, a top U.S. It originated $2.7

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

UWM claims that the Hunterbrook Media article, with “obvious connections” to Rocket Mortgage, has an author “pretending to be a ‘journalist’” who worked at a Rocket Mortgage-affiliated broker for the last five years—including while working on the report—, leaving only two months ago. He left in February. He left in February.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2023

Meanwhile, Paul Benson, from Engel & Völkers, will gain an ownership stake of the new business. “For For Engel & Völkers, growth doesn’t come at any cost,” said Anthony Hitt, president and CEO, Engel & Völkers Americas. “As Approximately 400 Dilbeck agents and support staff will operate under the Engel & Völkers brand.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Prosperity has been looking to add a direct-to-consumer business line for some time,” Justin Messer , president and CEO of Prosperity, said in a statement. “By He said about 70% of Prosperity’s production comes from affiliate realtors. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

KBRA Analytics , an affiliate of Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA), has acquired digital-information service Direct Lending Deals , which offers investors and loan originators coverage of deal data, news and analysis in the direct-lending sector. The post KBRA affiliate acquires digital news service DLD appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

I don’t think I am going to change my affiliation.” Despite asking their agents to cancel their NAR memberships, Redfin also acknowledged that agents in some areas may need to maintain their membership to continue conducting their business. “In million members. I think it is more about inertia,” Murray said. In about half the U.S.,

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