The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Interior announced this week its plans to arrange the sale of federal land to the State of Nevada in an effort to spur construction of affordable housing units in the Las Vegas metropolitan area.The arrangement

Despite a 10.6% annual decline in revenue and a 6.3% drop in U.S. agent count, RE/MAX Holdings, the parent company of the real estate giant RE/MAX, stayed in the black during the second quarter of 2023.Overall for the quarter, RE/MAX generated a net income of $2 million, down from $5.8 million a yea

Rates are high, housing inventory is down, and competition for new originations is fierce. Leaders across mortgage and banking are turning to their marketing partners with some variation of the same ask: “We need to improve the effectiveness and profitability of our campaigns, increase originations,

Aurora Acquisition Corp., the special purpose acquisition company planning to make public the digital nonbank lender Better.com, said on Thursday that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ended an investigation of the companies with no enforcement action. In July 2022, HousingWire reported t

Data from the July jobs report released Friday fell roughly in line with expectations. Job gains came in lower than both the 278,000 monthly average for the first half of 2023 and the 399,000 average of 2022. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 187,000 jobs, compared to 209,000 in June, ac

The Bel-Air property was once owned by the late Ursula Theiss, a German actress and second wife of Hollywood actor Robert Taylor.

The Bel-Air property was once owned by the late Ursula Theiss, a German actress and second wife of Hollywood actor Robert Taylor.

eXp World Holdings faced headwinds in the second quarter, as persistently slow real estate sales drove the company’s revenue down 13% year-over-year to $1.2 billion, executives disclosed on Thursday.Despite the decline in revenue, the holding company for eXp Realty maintained profitability with a ne

Opendoor continued to feel the market’s headwinds in the second quarter of 2023, which led to fewer homes sold and lower revenues in the period. But the iBuyer greatly reduced its operating costs, delivered a profit, and increased its home purchases in the quarter. The iBuyer recorded a net income o

Rocket Companies, the parent of Rocket Mortgage, returned to profitability in the second quarter of 2023 driven by an increase in the purchase mortgage market share and expense cuts in business lines that aren’t profitable. The Detroit-headquartered lender’s GAAP net income in Q2 was $139 million, a

@properties announced the promotion of Branden Lopez to the position of General Counsel. This move comes as @properties aims to expand its business and enhance legal support across its portfolio of enterprises.Lopez, who joined @properties in November 2022 as Director of Legal, has proven herself as

An October trial in federal court for one of the many commission lawsuits is imminent after HomeServices of America lost a recent appeal. The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals’ three-judge panel concurred with a lower district court’s decision that HomeServices is not permitted to enforce arbitration agr

Black Knight reported slimmer profits and slowing organic growth in the second quarter, largely due to weaker mortgage volume from clients as well as near-term effects from the proposed merger deal with Intercontinental Exchange (ICE).The company’s profit dropped 61% quarter over quarter to $55.3 mi

Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Marcia Fudge “fired up” the crowd during her keynote speech at the 2023 National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) Annual Conference when she spoke about the recently-announced HUD-NAREB partnership designed to tackle a

Mortgage rates continued to inch towards 7% this week as the 10-year treasury yields climbed past the 4% threshold.Investors assessed the state of the U.S. economy after Fitch Ratings downgraded the U.S.′ long-term, foreign currency issuer default rating from AAA to AA+ on Tuesday. The following day

Lamacchia Realty recently announces two significant mergers, marking an expansion for the company. Firstly, they are joining forces with Right Choice Real Estate, a well-known legacy brokerage in Massachusetts and Rhode Island for over 25 years. Founders Ron and Dawn Rusin will remain actively invol

IRS has targeted monetized installment sales as abusive, part of their Dirty Dozen tax scams and schemes. That means flagging these deals to the IRS or facing penalties.

Kofi Nartey, a top real estate broker with a client list of celebrities and prominent athletes, has joined The Real Brokerage as a national growth leader. In his new position, he will help build visibility for the brand, attract more agents as well as drive agent’s performance through coaching and d

HSBC Bank USA on Tuesday disclosed that it is facing an investigation from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for alleged redlining practices. The federal investigation is based on a complaint filed by the non-profit organization National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCR

Turkey Creek Ranch at 8210 Highway 145 comes with a three-story home built in 1994 on almost 29 acres of untouched land with a creek and a pond.