A path to sub-7% mortgage rates is back on the table
As rates have fallen, housing demand has stabilized the last two weeks
Read MoreExclusive: CrossCountry Mortgage demands payment from former LOs, invokes 2-year non-solicitation
Documents show the company is demanding 75 bps for each refinanced loan on former customers
Read MoreSilvio Tavares steps down as VantageScore CEO, Anthony Hutchinson named interim leader
Hutchinson has spent four years at VantageScore, holding prior roles at Fannie, Freddie and NAR
Read MoreQ3 2026 earnings for publicly traded mortgage, real estate and homebuilder companies
As earnings results wrap up for Q3 2026, here's a rundown of what's happened for major lenders, brokerages, homebuilders, listing portals and title firms.
Read MoreOp-Ed: MLSs can build what brokers want or brokers will do it
With a vendor not expected until early 2027, brokers are pressing for rule changes on data use, IDX and distribution
Read MorePennymac posts $29M profit amid expense cuts, upcoming leadership changes
Company announces pending retirement of president Doug Jones, while CSO Kevin Ryan will replace Dan Perotti as CFO
Read MoreFirst Horizon, Nations Lending and Planet announce leadership moves
This week’s mortgage industry appointments include a new SVP of valuations, a president and COO restructure, plus a bank board addition
Read MoreMAVERIX adds former Compass International Holdings executive Anna Visioli as strategic advisor
Visioli held multiple leadership roles focused on building technology platforms, operational programs and strategic initiatives across large brokerage networks
Read More$711 million is sitting in the commission suit settlement fund, so when do payouts start?
JND reports 2.7 million claims processed, while the court pauses payments and audits administrator invoices
Read MoreCalifornia’s housing push braves a lion’s den of local NIMBY tactics
The 398-home plan includes 97 very-low-income units and sought streamlined approval on commercially zoned land
Read MoreeXp Realty coming soon listings to appear on RealScout
The companies did not provide a launch date, expanding eXp syndication beyond Realtor.com and Homes.com
Read MoreExclusive: Dark Matter acquires House Numbers’ agentic AI platform
Jeff Levinsohn, the co-founder and CEO of House Numbers, joins Dark Matter as chief AI officer
Read MoreAI can speed housing development amid crisis
Seattle reported intake review time cut by about 50%; Honolulu permit decisions averaged 32.5 days versus 73 days
Read MoreRocket posts $709M profit in Q3 despite tougher mortgage market
Rocket guided Q4 adjusted revenue to range of $2.1 billion to $2.3 billion while noting that refis could drop nearly 50% from Q3
Read MoreWhy Howard Hanna was missing from Open Real Estate launch list
CEO Hoby Hanna says founders have contacted him, he wants clarity on governance, funding and end goals before committing
Read MoreRealTrends Verified brokerage Howard Hanna enters Alabama with ARC, Capstone deal
The partnership adds 875 agents across 12 offices in Birmingham, Montgomery and Huntsville
Read MoreMLS executives weigh Open Real Estate and listing control
Bright MLS and Northstar MLS cite modernization potential, SDMLS flags adoption hurdles and data set concerns
Read MoreCrossCountry says borrowers are saving an average of $2,500 with VantageScore 4.0
Company cites a 62-bps average LLPA reduction in the first 60 days after scores improved
Read MoreDoes recruiting really take 1,000 cups of coffee, or just a system?
Courted found 16% of agents moved in 2025, top brands traded down as net volume grew 1.8%
Read MoreICE grows mortgage tech revenue in Q3 through Wells Fargo, Freedom deals
Wells Fargo and Freedom Mortgage recently added home equity portfolios to ICE’s MSP platform
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