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LoanDepot shares surge on bullish call by Citron Research

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Andrew Left’s controversial research firm has a thesis: Trump will win the “war on housing,” and that loanDepot’s mortgage servicing business is undervalued. Continue reading →

‘Divine’ timing brings $80M Texas broker to eXp Realty

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Cloud-based brokerage eXp Realty is continuing its recruitment run by snatching up one of Northwest Texas’s top independent brokerages. After 13 years of running Amy Tapp Realty, broker-owner Amy Tapp is transitioning her 45-person brokerage into an eX… Continue reading →

Single-family rentals continue to grow as a desirable asset class

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Growth in the single family rental asset class, Michael Zaransky writes, reflects lasting demographic realities, housing affordability constraints, and evolving cultural preferences around mobility and stability. Continue reading →

Texas bans some foreign buyers from purchasing real estate

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The law that went into effect on Monday prohibits individuals and companies from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia from buying or leasing property for more than one year. Continue reading →

How a Keller Williams broker saved her agents from a drunken gunman

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Orlando-based Keller Williams broker Oglah Gatamah shares how she protected her agents from a gunman who walked into her office in February. Gatamah said leaders must balance customer service with safety. Continue reading →

How an agent’s networking landed him Roseanne Barr’s Hawaii listing

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After decades in LA, Paul Stukin moved his family and his business to Hawaii. Keeping up those SoCal relationships recently helped him win comedian Roseanne Barr’s macadamia nut farm listing. Continue reading →

Umansky: How traveling the world helped me build a massive global referral network

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The Agency’s Mauricio Umansky writes that his passport has been one of the most valuable tools for opening doors to opportunities in every corner of the world. Continue reading →

Teams Spotlight: Dave Umphress, Flourish Collective

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Find out how Dave Umphress and his real estate team are working to change the world, one transaction at a time. Continue reading →

How this agent sold $20M in real estate in the past 12 months through Instagram

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Jordan Silver said essentially all of his business comes in through Instagram today, but he continues to practice traditional forms of real estate marketing, too. Agents need to keep evolving and have fun with their content marketing to succeed, he said. Continue reading →

A bitter pill: More US consumers swallow higher rates, eye homes

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For years, high home prices and mortgage rates have driven consumers from the housing market. That intimidation factor might be fading, Intel’s latest survey of 3,000 working adults found. Continue reading →