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South Bay firm 3 Leaf Realty rebrands as RE/MAX AEGIS

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California-based 3 Leaf Realty, Inc. has officially joined the RE/MAX network under a new name, RE/MAX AEGIS, the brokerage announced Friday. Continue reading →

California investigates State Farm’s wildfire insurance handling

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California’s Department of Insurance is taking a closer look at how State Farm General Insurance Company handled claims tied to the Eaton and Palisades wildfires. On Thursday, the Department informed Inman that it has launched an investigation into the… Continue reading →

Chimera boosts non-QM presence with HomeXpress acquisition

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The New York City-based REIT will pay $120 million in cash for national non-Qualified Mortgage lender HomeXpress Mortgage Corp., plus 2.08 million shares in Chimera valued at $27.9 million. Continue reading →

Finding Financial Freedom: How Courtney Smith empowers women

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Courtney Smith’s penchant for operations and love for strategy, finance and design turned into a recipe for success. It’s the latest in Melanie Klein’s Finding Financial Freedom series. Continue reading →

Most likely to succeed (or disrupt): Class photos from Real Estate High

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Compliance expert Summer Goralik shares a fictional yearbook of “Real Estate High,” because sometimes the best way to understand the industry is to take it back to homeroom. Continue reading →

Christy Rabe’s Platinum Realty Group joins forces with BHGRE

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Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate is strengthening its footprint in California through the addition of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Platinum Realty Group, a boutique brokerage based in Tehachapi, California, the firm announced Monday. Continue reading →

Christy Rabe’s Platinum Realty Group joins forces with BHGRE

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Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate is strengthening its footprint in California through the addition of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Platinum Realty Group, a boutique brokerage based in Tehachapi, California, the firm announced Monday. Continue reading →

California broker challenges NAR rule over dues for non-members

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Modesto broker John Diaz took aim at NAR, CAR and two local organizations for the creation and enforcement of the Variable Dues Formula, which he claims is illegal and anticompetitive. Continue reading →

The story behind the story of NAR’s ‘no-commingling’ rule repeal

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To repeal a rule that was only optional to begin with is not a repeal of anything, and based on its timing, it comes off as a desperate play for attention, Spencer Krull writes. Continue reading →

Senate Dems ask Pulte to put Fannie, Freddie revamp on hold

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Lawmakers want assurances that privatizing the mortgage giants or taking them public won’t drive mortgage rates up, and put investor profits “over the homes of millions of Americans.” Continue reading →