OJO acquires The LEAD Syndicate, launches Lever by Movoto

Austin-based real estate technology firm OJO is acquiring The LEAD Syndicate, a leverage platform for real estate professionals, according to an announcement on Tuesday. The financial terms of the deal were not... Read more »
Jamie Duran joins Christie’s to lead SoCal expansion efforts

Jamie Duran joins Christie’s to lead SoCal expansion efforts

Christie’s International Real Estate appointed Jamie Duran as executive vice president and managing director of its  Beverly Hills-based affiliate, the company announced on Wednesday. Prior to joining Christie’s, Duran was affiliated with... Read more »
Arctaris Makes Lead Equity Investment in LA Opportunity Zone

Arctaris Makes Lead Equity Investment in LA Opportunity Zone

Arctaris Impact Investors, LLC, a Boston-based impact investment firm that supports revitalization projects in underserved communities, made a lead equity investment in Liv DTLA, a $67-million market-rate affordable housing development in the... Read more »
CoreLogic promotes industry veteran to lead real estate business

CoreLogic promotes industry veteran to lead real estate business

CoreLogic promoted Kevin Greene to the role of executive general manager of its real estate business segment, the company announced on Monday.  In this new capacity, Greene will oversee operations, sales and... Read more »
HUD engages with other federal agencies to limit lead exposure

HUD engages with other federal agencies to limit lead exposure

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Monday announced new agreements between HUD, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the... Read more »
Thomas Yoon to steer Lead+ Wholesale Lending

Thomas Yoon to steer Lead+ Wholesale Lending

California-based lender Summit Funding has appointed Thomas Yoon as the head of subsidiary Lead+ Wholesale Lending, the company announced on Wednesday. In his new position, EQA Mortgage’s former president will strive to... Read more »
Saul Klein to lead San Diego MLS in wake of scandal

Saul Klein to lead San Diego MLS in wake of scandal

San Diego Association of Realtors, which operates one of the country’s largest multiple listing service, has new leadership following the departure of alleged fraudster Mike Mercurio. Real estate industry veteran Saul Klein... Read more »
Arctaris Makes Lead Equity Investment in LA Opportunity Zone

Rob Rubano to Lead Equity, Debt & Structured Finance at CushWake

Cushman & Wakefield appointed executive vice chair Rob Rubano as head of Equity, Debt & Structured Finance (EDSF) for the Americas. He is based in Los Angeles and reports to Dan Broderick,... Read more »
How new FCC rules closing the ‘lead gen loophole’ could impact mortgage professionals

How new FCC rules closing the ‘lead gen loophole’ could impact mortgage professionals

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week released a new order amending its “express consent” rules for the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which closes the “lead generator loophole” used by mortgage... Read more »
FCC’s newly adopted lead gen rules could accelerate lawsuits against lenders

FCC’s newly adopted lead gen rules could accelerate lawsuits against lenders

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) — the government regulatory body overseeing communications across a wide variety of media including radio, telephone cable and the internet — adopted a new series of rules... Read more »