by Beth McGuire | Jun 26, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
Baird & Warner and Dream Town, Chicagoland’s two largest independent real estate companies, have announced the companies are merging their operations to form the second-largest brokerage in the region by number of properties sold in 2024. The combined entity will...
by Beth McGuire | Jun 26, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
As rates dip a bit more this week, economists point to a several-months-long stretch of little fluctuation and a short-term wait-and-see approach to interest rates by the Fed as an overall combined positive for borrowers as the summer market gets underway. According...
by Beth McGuire | Jun 25, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte announced on X (formerly Twitter) this afternoon that the GSEs—mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—will soon begin considering cryptocurrency as an asset for single-family loans. Posting a screenshot of...
by Beth McGuire | Jun 25, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
Amid Middle East and continuing economic uncertainty and mortgage rates edging higher, mortgage applications still saw an increase this week, mostly thanks to refinances. According to the latest Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey from the Mortgage Bankers...
by Beth McGuire | Jun 24, 2025 | Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
Real estate technology company Lofty has announced La Rosa Holdings Corp., a real estate and PropTech company in Celebration, Florida, has partnered with the Lofty team to support the company’s national expansion efforts. The company says by enabling La Rosa’s agents...