Kidder Mathews Sues Oak Valley Development Over Commissions

Kidder Mathews Sues Oak Valley Development Over Commissions

Kidder Mathews of California, the West Coast arm of the brokerage firm Kidder Mathews, is suing Oak Valley Development for breach of contract over commission fees tied to an industrial project. According... Read more »
Rocket Homes Real Estate search app is available for buyers on Apple Vision Pro

Rocket Homes Real Estate search app is available for buyers on Apple Vision Pro

Rocket Homes Real Estate rolled out its new app on Apple Vision Pro, Apple’s new virtual reality and mixed-reality headset. It will allow users to view and tour properties by blending their... Read more »
Rocket Homes Real Estate search app is available for buyers on Apple Vision Pro

Insellerate unveils a new user interface

Insellerate, a customer relationship management (CRM) provider that serves banks, credit unions and other lenders, has rehauled its user interface (UI) to make it more user-friendly and efficient. To redesign the interface,... Read more »
Banks report tightened lending standards for nearly all residential mortgages: Fed survey

Banks report tightened lending standards for nearly all residential mortgages: Fed survey

Banks reported having tightened lending standards across almost all categories of residential real estate loans over the fourth quarter of 2023 amid an elevated interest rate environment. There’s some optimism, however. With... Read more »
Rocket Homes Real Estate search app is available for buyers on Apple Vision Pro

Opteon’s Short-Term Rental Analysis provides a more accurate report for short-term rentals

There has been much back and forth in the industry about reporting for short-term rentals — who should complete the report and what form should be used? Previously, the only way to... Read more »
Rocket Homes Real Estate search app is available for buyers on Apple Vision Pro

Consumer education at the center of wire fraud mitigation efforts

Even as the housing market slowed in 2022 and 2023, the fraudulent activity of bad actors did not let up. In its 2024 State of Wire Fraud report, wire fraud protection firm... Read more »
RealReports raises  million in seed funding

RealReports raises $2 million in seed funding

Proptech company RealReports, formerly known as BHR, has successfully secured $2 million in seed funding. TTV Capital, Moderne Ventures, Erez Capital and other venture capital firms led the round of investment. With... Read more »
Rocket Homes Real Estate search app is available for buyers on Apple Vision Pro

Commentary: How reverse mortgage pros can establish credibility with boomers

In my previous article, we discussed the importance of re-evaluating reverse mortgage marketing to “seniors” by dividing the current demographic into two groups: members of the post-World War II generation and baby... Read more »
Rocket Homes Real Estate search app is available for buyers on Apple Vision Pro

Former executive sues Guild over $750,000 in unpaid compensation

Veteran mortgage executive James Seely has sued Guild Mortgage for allegedly failing to pay $750,000 in compensation after terminating his employment for cause by “manufacturing out of whole cloth spurious claims of... Read more »
Mortgage rates surpass 7% for the first time since December

Mortgage rates surpass 7% for the first time since December

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate surpassed the 7% mark on Monday on the heels of strong economic data and the Federal Reserve signaling that it will move carefully with any future cuts... Read more »