LoanDepot shares slip on $67M Q4 2024 net loss, tepid Q1 outlook

While mortgage originations were up 34 percent from a year ago, to $7.2 billion, company executives said they don’t expect lending to surpass $5.5 billion in Q1 2025. Continue reading

Ed Zorn and Phillip Cantrell to agents: Stop sharing commissions

Agents and brokers need to step up by embracing transparency and allowing consumers to negotiate commissions, the duo said during an Inman on Tour panel in Nashville Tuesday morning. Continue reading

Sinatra’s LA estate, where JFK trysted with Monroe, sells for $8M

The March 4 sale was structured in two parts, with one parcel selling for $5 million while an adjacent nine-acre parcel with the guest house where JFK and Marilyn Monroe allegedly met, selling for just $3 million. Continue reading

Trump orders boost in US timber production, foreign lumber probe

President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an order aimed at increasing U.S. timber production and launched an investigation into the risks that foreign lumber imports pose to national security. Continue reading

Zane Burnett leaves Rechat for exec leadership gig at The Agency

As executive vice president of Digital Strategy at the Beverly Hills-based luxury firm, Burnett will drive the firm’s digital strategy, growth and innovation, and spearhead initiatives in emerging technologies. Continue reading

Fair, transparent and accessible: Consumers’ listing choices matter

New research reveals a disconnect between real estate agents and consumers, with buyers and sellers overwhelmingly favoring public, MLS-listed homes over private networks. Continue reading

Gitcha launches services in California to assist fire-affected

Gitcha is an online marketplace that helps buyers and renters make public notices for desired properties that has launched in California to assist Los Angeles wildfire victims. Continue reading

Gitcha launches services in California to assist fire-affected

Gitcha is an online marketplace that helps buyers and renters make public notices for desired properties that has launched in California to assist Los Angeles wildfire victims. Continue reading

Palisades land listings soar — with 750 more projected to hit market

Vacant lot listings that have hit the market in the past few weeks are often receiving dozens of inquiries. As of Monday, about two dozen lots had been listed, an analysis of Zillow listings indicates. Continue reading

Palisades land listings soar — with 750 more projected to hit market

Vacant lot listings that have hit the market in the past few weeks are often receiving dozens of inquiries. As of Monday, about two dozen lots had been listed, an analysis of Zillow listings indicates. Continue reading