Brenda Hedeen joins Canopy Mortgage as CFO

Brenda Hedeen joins Canopy Mortgage as CFO

Former Open Mortgage executive Brenda Hedeen has been hired by Utah-based Canopy Mortgage as its new chief financial officer. “I was delighted when they reached out as I’ve had my eye on... Read more »
Wedbush joins downtown L.A. exodus, opting for smaller Pasadena digs

Wedbush joins downtown L.A. exodus, opting for smaller Pasadena digs

One of downtown Los Angeles’ familiar tenants is pulling up stakes as the office rental market continues to contract from shrinking occupancy stoked by the pandemic. Financial services firm Wedbush Securities has... Read more »
Another day, another team joins The Real Brokerage

Another day, another team joins The Real Brokerage

The Real Brokerage’s explosive growth continues. The company has added the Grant Johnson Group, based in the Minneapolis area, bringing 55 agents to Real and pushing the brokerage’s total agent count past... Read more »
Jamie Duran Joins EQTY Forbes Global

Jamie Duran Joins EQTY Forbes Global

Jamie Duran has found a new home at EQTY | Forbes Global Properties. The executive has been tapped to expand the eXp Realty-backed firm’s international business as its director of global growth.... Read more »
Jamie Duran joins eXp’s leadership team in Southern California

Jamie Duran joins eXp’s leadership team in Southern California

Real estate industry veteran Jamie Duran is making the move to eXp Realty. On Wednesday, EQTY | Forbes Global Properties, a California-based luxury real estate team brokered with eXp, announced that Duran... Read more »
NextHome joins the list of firms to settle the commission lawsuits

NextHome joins the list of firms to settle the commission lawsuits

The James Dwiggins-helmed firm NextHome is the newest real estate brokerage to settle the commission lawsuits. The firm notified the court of its settlement agreement on Tuesday in the consolidated Gibson and Umpa suits suits via... Read more »
Heartland MLS joins forces with Down Payment Resource

Heartland MLS joins forces with Down Payment Resource

Kansas City-based Heartland Multiple Listing Service (MLS) has announced a strategic integration with Down Payment Resource (DPR) to enhance accessibility to homeownership for residents across the Greater Kansas City area. DPR, known... Read more »
Fairway’s Sciandra joins NRMLA board

Fairway’s Sciandra joins NRMLA board

The National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) announced this week that Peter Sciandra, EVP of reverse lending and secondary marketing at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, has joined its board of directors for... Read more »
Michael Bremer joins Calque as CEO

Michael Bremer joins Calque as CEO

Calque, a company that partners with lenders to offer non-contingent mortgages to homebuyers, has appointed Michael Bremer as CEO. Before joining Calque, Bremer (a 2020 HousingWire Insider), served as the executive vice... Read more »
ICE Mortgage Technology’s Sara Holtz joins Optimal Blue as CMO

ICE Mortgage Technology’s Sara Holtz joins Optimal Blue as CMO

Optimal Blue has brought on Sara Holtz, former vice president of demand marketing and communications at ICE Mortgage Technology, as chief marketing officer (CMO). Holtz will drive unified marketing and communications strategies... Read more »