Trump nominates homebuilder scion to oversee Fannie, Freddie
The grandson of PulteGroup founder William J. Pulte, Bill Pulte is a private equity CEO, philanthropist and Trump loyalist with 3 million followers on X....
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NAR wants Michigan 3-way lawsuit thrown out
The case began in August and challenges requirements that agents belong to local, state and national Realtor associations. NAR previously asked to have the case dismissed in November....
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Mark Doherty joins Sarkis Team at Douglas Elliman as vice president
Doherty is a Massachusetts native with more than 25 years of industry experience. He said a meeting with team cofounders Manny and George Sarkis "reinvigorated" his enthusiasm for real estate....
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Trump’s AG pick promises to pursue antitrust enforcement
Bondi affirmed that the enforcement of antitrust laws would be a "priority" for her as Attorney General, which suggests that the real estate industry should be prepared for investigations into its pra...
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FTC warns of massive spoofing op impersonating mortgage lenders
"Green Mirage" phone scam targets homeowners in all 50 states from India, using the caller ID of the borrower's actual mortgage lender and tricking victims into making payments to U.S.-based "mules."...
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Portfolio success leads Fifth Wall to open new fund
In conjunction with the new fund, which is backed by new limited partners such as Lowe’s, Public Storage, Kite Realty Group and Independence Realty Trust, Fifth Wall’s largest proptech investment ...
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Austin’s Spyglass joins Real under Private Label model
Spyglass is coming aboard via the Private Label program, which gives independent brokerages access to Real’s internal software solutions and its cascading efficiencies while sustaining their existin...
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MyCUmortgage signed 18 credit unions as new clients in 2024
With three new clients signed in Q4, the credit union onboarded as mortgage partners in 2024 represent more than 421,000 members and $6.76 billion in assets....
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LISTEN: Real estate leaders pen song to help LA wildfire families
Marc Davison, John Heithaus and David Charron — leaders in LA and elsewhere in real estate — wrote and produced "Santa Ana Fury" in a bid to solicit donations for the Realtors Relief Foundation....
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RealScout co-founder Andrew Flachner returns to helm as CEO
Amid record growth, outgoing RealScout CEO Arthur Kaneko will relinquish the role to co-founder Andrew Flachner, who served as chief executive for five years upon launching the company in 2012....
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