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Old tricks, new tech? Opendoor reboots in-house mortgage

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Opendoor is testing an in-house mortgage product, reviving its lending ambitions as it pushes toward a fully integrated, end-to-end transaction platform. Continue reading →

EXp CEO Leo Pareja: We aren’t waiting for NAR on referrals

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EXp rolled out updated referral disclosure forms on Monday. “Are we waiting for some third-party body that we’re members of to have our back? As we learned, I’d rather be safe than sorry,” Pareja said. Continue reading →

After failed NAR vote, brokerages beef up referral disclosures

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After the National Association of Realtors failed to pass a broad referral disclosure requirement, some major real estate players are embracing transparency on their own. Continue reading →

AI key to growing Rocket, Redfin and Mr. Cooper under one roof

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“The reason that we are so obsessed with this technology is because it helps us with every single aspect of our business,” Rocket CEO Varun Krishna says in detailing how AI will power growth. Continue reading →

Christie’s president wants to dominate luxury real estate

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Inman caught up with Gavin Swartzman to discuss the market, the current M&A landscape and what comes next for the brand, plus his thoughts on luxury at any price point. Continue reading →

Get ready to get hit with a tsunami of real estate consolidation

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From Compass’s horizontal acquisitions to Rocket’s vertical integration, Troy Palmquist looks at what’s driving M&A — and who might be next. Continue reading →

Dream Finders Homes grows its mortgage, title insurance footprint

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Alliant National acquisition brings 700 independent title agents in 32 states to Dream Finders, which provided financing on 72 percent of the homes it built last year through subsidiary Jet HomeLoans. Continue reading →

To mortgage or not to mortgage? That is the question (for brokers)

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HomeLight CEO Drew Uher says he’s glad to be out of the mortgage business. Fathom CEO Marco Fregenal sees value of being in lending “in a very selective way.” Continue reading →