Inman announces the 2025 Best of Finance Award winners

Inman celebrates 149 mortgage and finance professionals setting the bar higher in leadership, innovation and commitment to excellence. Continue reading

Chimera boosts non-QM presence with HomeXpress acquisition

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

Covius inks agreement to acquire Blend’s Title365 business

Colorado-based Covius will continue to provide integrated title and closing services to Blend’s customers, and Title365 President Kirby Hulbert will join Covius’s settlement services team. Continue reading

Redfin shareholders approve Rocket merger at special meeting

With antitrust regulators declining to weigh in, $1.75 billion deal to marry a tech-focused mortgage lender to real estate brokerage could close by the end of the month. Continue reading

Rocket will pay off $4B in Mr. Cooper debt after acquisition

Although Rocket’s plans to acquire Mr. Cooper and Redfin are structured as all-stock deals, assuming their debts will leave Rocket more highly leveraged, Fitch analysts said of possible debt rating downgrade. Continue reading

Tech, scale and strategy fuel Q1 wins across real estate

From Zillow’s return to profit to CoStar’s continued growth, Q1 earnings reveal how companies are adapting — and competing — in a shifting market. Continue reading

Mortgage lender Lower acquires Movoto

The deal will give Lower greater reach, while also contributing to an “end-to-end homeownership” platform — increasingly the holy grail of real estate technology. Continue reading

Rocket says it could close Redfin acquisition as soon as this quarter

Home loan giant boosts Q1 mortgage production by 7 percent, to $21.6 billion, says Redfin and Mr. Cooper acquisitions remain on track to close this year. Continue reading

Zillow turned a profit in Q1 for the first time in years

The portal lifted its rental and mortgage segments in the first three months of 2025, earnings data released Wednesday shows. CEO Jeremy Wacksman said the gains came despite a tough market. Continue reading

UWM shrugs off $241M Q1 net loss on loan servicing writedown

Executives put a positive spin on prospects for growth, with loan origination volume up 17 percent from a year ago to $32.4 billion and revenue up 5 percent to $613.4 million. Continue reading