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Inman’s 2022 Person of the Year: The Howard Hanna family

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Three generations of Hannas have grown the family business from a small mom-and-pop brokerage into a juggernaut with 15,000 agents and 400 offices. Continue reading →

Mortgage finance veteran Nick Smith joins Voxtur’s board

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The mortgage data analytics provider that is pioneering attorney title opinion letters had previously expanded digital asset capabilities with a $101 million Blue Water acquisition. Continue reading →

2022 by the numbers: The dirty data that drove a weird year in real estate

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To better illustrate how capricious the real estate industry was in 2022, Inman searched high and low for rogue data points that drove the housing market and best reflected this year’s wild tumble. Continue reading →

Stewart targets institutional investors with BCHH acquisition

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Coraopolis, Pennsylvania-based BCHH provides national title and settlement services to mortgage servicers, real estate investors, asset management companies and government entities. Continue reading →

Real estate in 2022: When the #@!$ finally hit the fan

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Soaring mortgage rates, slagging sales, thousands and thousands of layoffs: The past 12 months have offered a jarring reminder that what goes up must come down. Continue reading →

Outdated MLS policy hides thousands of homes for sale

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Where MLSs ban commingling, brokerage websites either can’t display non-MLS listings or must hide this inventory behind filters and log-in walls. Redfin’s Joe Rath offers an argument in favor of allowing brokerages to display all of the options. Continue reading →

Douglas Elliman expands Boston presence with new acquisition

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The company announced that it had acquired Bulfinch Boston Realty, which would bring a new six-person team under the Douglas Elliman banner. Continue reading →

We must keep moving forward: The Respect for Marriage Act and agent advocacy for LGBTQ+ people

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Society is speaking loudly in its desire for LGBTQ+ people to be accepted and protected. Our national government leaders are hearing it – and they acted. Continue reading →

Big names backing nesto’s bid to upend Canadian mortgage lending

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“Oversubscribed” $80 million Series C round brings total funding raised by Montreal-based digital mortgage lending platform to $167.5 million. Continue reading →