Real Estate Industry Overview & Trends
Investor scrutiny has grown lately as the iBuyer bets AI tools can improve margins in a shaky housing market
Howard Hanna has onboarded legendary Philadelphia broker Art Herling and his team of 100 agents. Herling has 4 offices in Philadelphia and the surrounding area
The Agency, Century 21, Cloze and other industry brands made moves this week, bringing on new staffers, recruiting new teams and more
Troy Palmquist and Summer Goralik have teamed up to create 'True Crimes of Real Estate,' which they describe as an 'investigative-style podcast' focused on housing industry issues
The industry shuffle continues, with teams and brokers going independent or returning to their roots. Here are updates from HomeSmart, The Agency and others
The funding is a good sign for real estate technology founders and growth-minded executives, helping support the argument that the 'proptech winter' is facing an optimistic change of season
Compass also plans to offer up to $862.5M in convertible senior notes in a private offering after 99% of Compass and 72% of Anywhere shares were cast in favor of the merger
Top 5 lender and loan servicer says it's already using HomeVision's AI tech to evaluate collateral and will expand its capabilities to create an automated end-to-end underwriting platform
The Florida-based thrift expands its retail mortgage operations into Louisiana and Mississippi, and will keep most of NOLA Lending Group's employees and brand identity
The all-stock deal to acquire parent of RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing would nearly double UWM's servicing portfolio to $400B, if it closes as expected in Q2 2026
Smith's expertise in financial services was cited as an asset as the Trump administration prepares to sell part of its ownership stake in Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae in a public offering
Lucas Matheson of Coinbase Canada has been named president and Christy Schwartz, who had been interim CFO, has officially been given the title on a permanent basis
PLACE has added Nikki Miller, Jamie Jatzlau and Claire Dunham to its growth, strategy and legal teams. The trio has more than 30 years of combined industry experience
William Fastow sold Ana Walshe her DC townhome and says that he had an intimate relationship with her in the months prior to her disappearance
For the first time in 15 years, Fannie Mae didn't publish the results of its National Housing Survey in November. The survey has showed homebuyer sentiment remains weak this year
As a sister company of Lakeview Loan Servicing, Guild would have an edge in contacting borrowers serviced by Lakeview if mortgage rates fall and homeowners rush to refinance
The portal announced last year that listings would begin showing climate data from First Street. Now, however, Zillow has pivoted so that, instead, listings feature a link to First Street's website