A new company called Gitcha has launched which prioritizes an active buyer’s needs in the same way a portal advertises available listings. It’s active in the greater Phoenix MSA, including Scottsdale. Continue reading
Pending layoffs of 420 Newrez employees in Colorado and 53 workers in Florida follow $1.4 billion in acquisitions as parent company Rithm seeks to diversify beyond mortgage lending. Continue reading
Cash-offer pioneer Flyhomes says it will partner with agents to expand nationwide after acquiring “conversational real estate search” tech from ZeroDown, hiring co-founders Laks Srini and Abhijeet Dwivedi. Continue reading
Vicky Yu closed more than $63 million in sales last year. Her move to Coldwell Banker comes as brokerages continue an intense competition for top talent. Continue reading
Hal Bennett is based in the Seattle metro area. He joins Compass as brokerages continue to compete for top agent talent. Continue reading
Eric Elfman previously founded Onit, which focuses on artificial intelligence and workflow automation. Former MoxiWorks CEO York Baur is remaining on the company’s board. Continue reading
Peter Knag joins the company in the middle of a rough real estate market, and when iBuying specifically appears to have lost some of its buzz. Continue reading
Homeowners can’t sell a primary residence through Xome’s seller portal without a listing agent, but can hire an agent on their own or ask Xome to match them with one. Continue reading
JPMorgan Chase Bank has agreed to buy about $5 billion in mortgage warehouse loans from NYCB. Flagstar will continue retail and wholesale mortgage lending and servicing operations. Continue reading
The lender boosted mortgage volume 25 percent from Q4 but suffered a $51 million loss, according to Q1 earnings data on Tuesday. CEO Vishal Garg said Better’s future “lies in Uberizing the loan officer.” Continue reading