New executive hires will help Orchard scale nationwide

Incoming Chief Financial Officer Patrick McClymont previously led all finance-related functions for IMAX Corp. Continue reading

Homeowners are losing their enthusiasm for refinancing

Mortgage lenders faced a double-whammy in May, with demand for both purchase loans and refinancing falling despite the fact that mortgage rates came back down after surging in February in March. Continue reading

Flyhomes lands $150M to bring end-to-end homebuying to more markets

Flyhomes says it’s helped close $2.6 billion in home sales to date, with sales prices ranging from $150,000 to $5 million. The company provides end-to-end homebuying services through brokerage, mortgage and closing subsidiaries. Continue reading

Knock CEO Sean Black sees a ‘transaction revolution’ on horizon

Ahead of his speaking engagement at Inman Connect next week, Knock CEO Sean Black dished on the tech trends he expects to accelerate this year. Continue reading

Exchange now helps financial advisors find clients a mortgage

Financial advisors should be experts not just on investing but borrowing, and real estate financing is likely to be their clients’ greatest need, the Envestment Credit Exchange’s backers say. Continue reading