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Waltz secures credit to scale foreign investment platform
Waltz, a tech-enabled fintech that helps foreign investors buy U.S. property, has secured a $25 million line of credit to scale operations.
Rocket rolls out bridge loan to win more business from homebuyers
New offering lets existing homeowners tap their equity to buy before they sell and make non-contingent offers to better compete with cash buyers in competitive markets.
Escrow under fire: When the playbook ignores the rulebook
Compliance expert Summer Goralik examines practices drawing fresh regulatory scrutiny, putting questionable and potentially unlawful incentives between brokers and escrow back in the spotlight.
Home price gains relaxed in April, near slowest pace in 2 years
The FHFA HPI rose 3 percent on an annual basis in April, while the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index posted a 2.7 percent annual gain.
Opendoor ‘flipping the script’ by sending seller leads to agents
After pilot tests in 11 markets, iBuyer expands its Key Connections program that puts partner real estate agents in touch with "high intent" sellers who want to explore their options.
Inman announces the 2025 Best of Finance Award winners
Inman celebrates 149 mortgage and finance professionals setting the bar higher in leadership, innovation and commitment to excellence.
Knocking at your door: How social responsibility shapes culture
By embracing service opportunities, The Agency's Vice President of Vibes Makenzie Green writes, agents and brokerages can transform their professional influence into a force for meaningful change.
Facebook Marketplace: The effective tool most agents skip
Holly Brink shares agent Abby Goodell's no-frills strategy for turning Facebook Marketplace posts into legit buyer leads and examines why most agents overlook the platform.
How AI is transforming the role of real estate reviews
While competitors focus on traditional SEO tactics, marketing expert Molly McKinley writes, forward-thinking professionals can build the review foundation that will drive AI recommendations for years to come.
What a ’90s movie taught me about women in real estate leadership
"I'm right on top of that, Rose." Here's what "Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead" taught compliance officer Summer Goralik about leadership, trust and showing up for other women.
Speaking at San Diego Connect is a mitzvah for Michael Liebowitz
The president and CEO of Douglas Elliman sat down with Inman to discuss some of the brokerage's most recent exciting updates and said he doesn't view speaking engagements as a chore, but more like a good deed.
Judge whittles down Howard Hanna real estate commission lawsuit
No evidence of "horizontal agreement" among real estate brokerages to inflate commissions, but judge will hear arguments alleging a "vertical antitrust conspiracy" with NAR.
HomeLister is the latest member of Newfound’s brokerage portfolio
HomeLister, acquired by Newfound, joins Houwzer, Trelora and HomeRise under the Newfound umbrella of web-based brokerage services, each offering its own tiered services model for non-traditional home sales that blend software, MLS and portal marketing and licensed agent advisement.
Corcoran Genesis acquires Corcoran Ferester Realty
With their combined forces, the companies will have about 65 agents to serve the greater Houston real estate market, Inman has learned.
Anywhere names Barri Rafferty chief communications officer
The communications vet and former CEO will handle government relations, events and productions functions for the company and will report to CEO Ryan Schneider, Inman has learned.
NAR says lower mortgage rates could help boost sluggish sales. When might that happen?
Amid fighting over the federal funds rate, NAR says home sales were 0.7 percent lower in May than a year ago as inventory rose to a 4.6-month supply
Compass sues Zillow over private listings ban
The antitrust suit, filed Monday in the Southern District of New York, accuses Zillow of using anticompetitive behavior to "protect its monopoly and revenues in violation of the antitrust laws."