Mortgage trends reflect a diversifying America: Redfin

Rising population rates and a shrinking racial wealth gap have led to a rise in new mortgage applications among homebuyers of color, according to Redfin’s latest report. Continue reading

Rocket Mortgage picks up market share — and turns a tidy Q1 profit

On its quest to reclaim the title of nation’s biggest mortgage lender, Rocket didn’t sacrifice profits, generating $291 million in net income as revenue grew 107 percent from a year ago, to $1.38 billion. Continue reading

RE/MAX revenue drops for 7th consecutive quarter

Total revenue declined by 8.3 percent year over year to $78.3 million during the first quarter of 2024, which still bested analysts’ expectations for revenue to fall by 9.5 percent. Continue reading

Opendoor revenue dips and losses rise amid Q1 transaction slump

Opendoor drew $1.2 billion in revenue between January and March, according to first-quarter earnings data released Thursday. The new numbers reflect a tough market, but also some hope for the iBuyer. Continue reading

Bad at math? Let David Childers illuminate the latest data

Keeping Current Matters CEO David Childers and Jimmy Burgess discuss why a relevant market opinion based on facts, not fears, is key for educating consumers and navigating industry changes. Continue reading

Rates ease as Fed says it will dial back balance sheet tightening

Federal Reserve policymakers say they’ll slow the pace of “quantitative tightening” to $40 billion a month, less than half the pace envisioned 2 years ago. Continue reading

Growth in residential, rental and mortgage segments lift Zillow in Q1

Zillow tallied growing revenue while stabilizing losses in the first quarter of the year as the reigning search portal narrowed in on its post-commission settlement strategy on Wednesday. Continue reading

EXp sees revenue rise, but agent count dips again in Q1

The company earned $943 million in revenue between January and March of this year. However, by the end of the quarter, agent count was down to 85,780. Continue reading