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Compass acquires 3,100-agent Gulf Coast giant Latter & Blum

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Latter & Blum has been an indie for more than 100 years and today boasts more than 3,100 agents. The deal pushes Compass into Louisiana and Mississippi for the first time. Continue reading →

Aidium Mortgage CRM lands $19M in Series A led by PeakSpan Capital

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Founded as Daily AI, Aidium rebranded last year to better align brands it had acquired — Whiteboard CRM and Recruitable.ai — under a single umbrella. Continue reading →

Title underwriter TRG inks $85M merger deal to take Doma private

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If approved by shareholders and regulators, the proposed merger would result in an all-cash transaction, with TRG acquiring Doma’s outstanding shares at 38 percent premium of $6.29 per share. Continue reading →

T3 Sixty nixes this year’s Mega 1000 list in wake of NAR settlement

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The move comes two weeks after the National Association of Realtors signaled a $418M settlement of commission lawsuits. T3 Sixty said it will bring the ranking back when litigation is resolved. Continue reading →

Better hiring real estate agents to originate mortgages in 26 states

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As Better reports $543 million 2023 loss, CEO Vishal Garg says the company has made fundamental changes to its business model that will help it pivot to providing purchase loans to homebuyers. Continue reading →

‘Apologize’ and 17 other common-sense ways to begin reforming NAR

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Even before the courts resolve how agents are compensated, the National Association of Realtors has an opportunity to set a course for victory, Inman founder Brad Inman writes. Continue reading →

Dr. Shani Mott spent her last days fighting for housing equality

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The Baltimore homeowner succumbed to cancer before she could celebrate a landmark appraisal bias win. She’s part of a long legacy of Black homeowners who’ve died while fighting for their rights. Continue reading →

NAR (and now Compass) settled. Y’all had thoughts: The Download

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Real estate professionals respond in the aftermath of NAR’s big commission lawsuit settlement and Compass’ brand new one. Continue reading →

ICE on a signing spree for new ‘mortgage tech ecosystem’

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In pursuit of a bigger slice of an estimated $14 billion market after Black Knight acquisition, Intercontinental Exchange signs 37 new Encompass clients and four new servicing clients. Continue reading →

How commission chaos divided the real estate industry into 4 factions

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The verdict in the monumental Sitzer | Burnett commission case in Missouri — plus oversight by federal regulators — has splintered the industry as it scrambles to figure out how to move forward. Continue reading →