HousingWireHousingWire Ryan Serhant’s eponymous brokerage has been in rapid growth mode this year following the success of the Netflix show “Owning Manhattan,” and now investors want in on the action. SERHANT. announced Monday that it secured $45 million in a Series A funding round led by real estate venture capital…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The ink is barely dry on Judge Stephen R. Bough’s final approval of the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement, but the ruling is already facing its first appeal. On Wednesday, Nov. 27, one day after Bough held the final approval hearing, an objector and former lead…
Continue reading →If you’ve ever received a handwritten letter, you know how exciting it is to open an unexpected, positive piece of mail. Sharing holiday greetings with your clients and vendors can strengthen relationships, foster loyalty, and spread goodwill with just one simple gesture. Whether sent by mail or email, a personalized…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Mortgage brokerage firms are now under heightened scrutiny from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The regulator has recently assembled a team to audit these firms as their market presence has grown to rival regional lenders, HousingWire has learned. The CFPB’s focus is on how brokerage firms comply with…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Movement is constant in the mortgage industry. The pressure to increase loan volume and demand for quality origination talent, especially given fluctuating interest rates, rising business costs, and shrinking profitability, has increased the competition for hiring proven business generators, teams, and branches, and has driven a rise in mergers…
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