“Life is all about transitioning from one stage to the next. Everything is always a transition,” said Chad Hedrick, founder of the Gold to Sold Group and former Olympic speed skater. Hedrick and his team provide the best possible service to the luxury real estate market in Houston, Texas. He founded

The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) has been sending shockwaves across nearly every industry, and real estate is no exception. While our industry is notorious for its lethargic adoption of new technologies, it is inevitable that AI will reshape many of the traditional and archaic processes th

Despite a 18% annual decline in purchase title orders opened per day in Q2 2023, Fidelity National Financial executives believe housing demand remains strong.“We’ve seen solid sequential growth with residential purchase open orders per day up in both Q1 and Q2 and even holding strong in the month of

Over the last year, the nation’s largest banks, spooked by surging rates and increased regulatory risks, have shied away from the jumbo mortgage market. A select group of regional bank challengers have suffered a worse fate: dead, sometimes directly because of their own calamitous jumbo strategies.

The last few years have been a proving ground for lenders in a major way. The market has swung from record-low mortgage rates and high purchase volumes to a refi boom to lower volumes and rate increases alongside inflation. Lenders have had to adapt quickly not only to the market conditions but to a

UWM Holdings Corporation, the parent of United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), was another mortgage lender that returned to profitability in the second quarter of 2023, just like its primary competitor Rocket Companies and the origination segments of Mr. Cooper and Pennymac. UWM’s performance was boosted

Large banks have historically been the rulers of the jumbo market. Economic conditions, however, are opening up space for new entrants eyeing market share. This is because surging mortgage rates, upcoming regulatory changes and regional bank collapses have forced large depositories to pull back. The

With home sale transactions down, fraudsters are turning to mortgage payoff fraud to secure bigger payouts.Mortgage payoff fraud occurs when a title company mistakenly sends a mortgage payoff to a fraudulent bank account after receiving wiring instructions that appear to be from the mortgage service

Eminent domain is a real-world example of the Trolley Problem from moral philosophy. Eminent domain allows the government to take private property for the public good.

Two properties—a 6,000-square-foot estate in Palos Verdes Estates and a 10-acre hilltop residence in Rolling Hills Estates—sold for the top price in the last six months.

The ski towns favored by the one percent are such high-end places that workers can't afford to live there anymore. New initiatives aim to correct that problem.

My childhood house most recently sold for $1.25 million in 2018, putting it out of reach for most 20-somethings wanting to start their own families in the next few yea...

Home prices are going up across the country after slowing for more than a year, according to a new report from data and analytics company Black Knight.The report found that nationally, home prices in June rose by 0.67% month-over-month on a seasonally adjusted basis. Meanwhile, the annual home price

After failing to achieve its goal of remaining adjusted EBITDA positive in 2022, analysts were unsure if Compass would make good on its most recent financial goal of becoming free cash flow positive in the second quarter of 2023. But the Robert Reffkin-helmed brokerage has proved the naysayers wrong

Encinal Terminals, a 32-acre plot of land that formerly operated as a shipping terminal on the north side of Alameda, California, will be developed into a new housing development in an effort to bolster the supply of one of the most expensive areas in the country. This is according to reporting at t

Things are continuing to heat up in Zillow Group’s legal battle with discount brokerage REX Homes, as the September 18, 2023, trial date looms ever closer.On Friday, Judge Thomas Zilly, the U.S. District Court judge in Seattle overseeing the lawsuit, issued a minute order denying in part and deferri

Computer vision and AI solutions provider Restb.ai and Bradford Technologies announced their partnership at the Valuation Expo in Las Vegas on Monday. As part of the partnership, Restb.ai’s AI technology will be integrated into Bradford Technologies’ report quality control processes. By leveraging R

I am going to be controversial here. The GSEs have become more aggressive in their levels of buybacks with lenders. I say this without the benefit of the specific data, and I would love to see some from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, or the FHFA, but in the absence of that, I have interviewed a wide va

The strongest agents are constantly analyzing their return on investment regarding how they’re spending both their time and their money. This includes money spent on their business as well as their personal lives. Below are the top 10 powerful secrets that strong agents use to stay motivated and kee

The decision to allow the ICE – Black Knight merger to proceed announces the digital integration of the real estate value chain anticipated for over 25 years. Digitization redraws industry boundaries and changes how the value of information is expressed, enriched and exchanged. The capital, capabili