Tamara King fraud scheme
Tamara King and her ex-husband were convicted of stealing more than $2M from 22 victims
by Christy Murdock May 19
'Family-friendly' neighborhood? Expect to pay 42% more
New data shows that the best neighborhoods for families are getting harder to afford
by Nick Pipitone Apr 8
Evergreen Home Loans hiring to serve 29 additional states
After setting up shop in 11 new states, lender's 'strategic expansion into carefully identified markets' will include 18 additional states before next year's spring homebuying season
by Matt Carter Aug 25
Evergreen Home Loans pursuing national expansion strategy
Bellevue, Washington-based Evergreen hires Wells Fargo and Bank of America veteran Andrew Leff as head of national business development and continues to expand beyond its regional roots
by Matt Carter May 5
Constellation Software launches new data services business
Constellation Data Labs will provide active property listings and public records to a broader range of industries including mortgage lenders, asset managers and insurers
by Matt Carter Feb 18
Cash offer pioneer Evergreen Home Loans expands to Southeast
Partnerships with agents and builders lay the groundwork for a foray into Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee led by former Guild Mortgage exec John Porath
by Matt Carter Jan 31
Real estate investors ran $230M Ponzi ploy to recoup shareholders
Executives of investment firm iCap ran the scheme from 2013 to 2022, a federal bankruptcy judge ruled this week. They turned to the scheme when their real estate portfolio failed to yield results
by Marian McPherson Oct 18
Calque unveils 'light' version of its 'buy before you sell' offering
Touted as faster and more affordable, Calque's new 'Contingency Buster' product is tailored to homeowners who don't need to tap their equity when buying their next home, executives say
by Matt Carter Aug 27
Calque adds 2 more lenders to growing nationwide partner roster
Austin, Texas-based fintech's flagship product, 'The Trade-In Mortgage,' helps homebuyers make non-contingent offers and removes their current house from debt-to-income calculation
by Matt Carter Aug 9
More lenders partner with Calque to offer 'The Trade-In Mortgage'
EMM Loans, Searchlight Lending join growing list of mortgage lenders who have partnered with Calque to help homeowners tap their equity and make non-contingent offer to buy before they sell
by Matt Carter Jul 10
Calque partners with more lenders to offer 'The Trade-In Mortgage'
This year, Calque has partnered with some big names including C2 Financial and Cornerstone First Mortgage, as well as a number of smaller players like Portland, Oregon-based Theory Mortgage
by Matt Carter May 21
The jobs, gigs and side hustles agents took on to get through 2023
From Uber driving to launching a print shop, agents came up with creative ways to supplement their businesses and stay entrepreneurial during a year of low inventory and fluctuating rates
by Lillian Dickerson Dec 27
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What do licenses and ghost stories have in common? Every real estate agent has one. OK, maybe not all agents, but these believers do. Here are real-life ghost stories from agents in the field
by Dani Vanderboegh Oct 30
Compass plucks 2 multimillion-dollar teams from Coldwell Banker
Compass has recruited the 2nd-largest Coldwell Banker teams in Denver and Seattle. They are the 51st and 52nd agents or teams to move from Coldwell Banker to Compass this year
by Marian McPherson Aug 14