Luxury real estate business booming in Dubai: report

Luxury real estate business booming in Dubai: report

Real estate August 29, 2023 Christie’s International’s latest report asserts that local markets are being supported by the migration preferences of growing affluent populations. Image credit: Christie’s International   By Emily Iris Degn A new... Read more »
How loan originators survived a cutthroat mortgage business in 2023

How loan originators survived a cutthroat mortgage business in 2023

In his 20 years in mortgage banking, no year has compared to 2023 in terms of difficulty, said Ben Cohen, Guaranteed Rate’s managing director and a top-producing loan officer.  “This is a... Read more »
KBS REIT warns shareholders it could go out of business

KBS REIT warns shareholders it could go out of business

A KBS Realty Advisors fund could crash and burn. KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, based in Newport Beach, is warning its business may soon fizzle out, the Dallas Morning News reported,... Read more »
5 Ways To Find Business Opportunities During Challenging Times

5 Ways To Find Business Opportunities During Challenging Times

Challenging times are not a signal to retreat but an invitation to innovate and explore new avenues, writes The Agency President Rainy Hake Austin. Embrace the learning opportunities they bring. The verdict... Read more »
20 Year-End-Review Questions To Guide Your 2024 Business Plan

20 Year-End-Review Questions To Guide Your 2024 Business Plan

Reflection, renewal, rethinking the old ways: This is the perfect time of year to reevaluate the way you do things, writes Nikki Beauchamp. Here, she shares 20 questions that should guide the... Read more »
HousingWire Daily podcast claims #2 spot among US business news podcasts

HousingWire Daily podcast claims #2 spot among US business news podcasts

Dallas, Texas – HousingWire, the leader in mortgage and real estate news and information, proudly announces the ascension of its flagship podcast, HousingWire Daily, to the No. 2 position among business news... Read more »
Opinion: Why The new urbanism mindset is potentially big business for real estate agents

Opinion: Why The new urbanism mindset is potentially big business for real estate agents

I see a fork in the road coming in the real estate industry. I see it when I drive far out from cities, in places they used to call “the country,” and... Read more »

13 video marketing best practices for your real estate business

When it comes to marketing your real estate business, video is king. Global statistics from 2023 show that people watch videos an average of 100 minutes a day, with millennials — the... Read more »
Smart Rate, Michael Strauss no longer authorized to do business in Illinois

Smart Rate, Michael Strauss no longer authorized to do business in Illinois

Smart Rate Mortgage, LLC is no longer licensed as a residential mortgage company in Illinois. Meanwhile, Michael Strauss, its only loan officer, now has an inactive status on his license, according to the Illinois Department of... Read more »
ICE’s mortgage business outperforms in Q3 despite industry tailwinds

ICE’s mortgage business outperforms in Q3 despite industry tailwinds

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Mortgage Technology reported an adjusted operating income of $131 million in the third quarter of 2023, up from Q3 2022’s $126 million — despite the headwinds the mortgage industry... Read more »