Your Guide to Optimizing LinkedIn for Real Estate Agents by Ashley Harwood, Gina Baker for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire While many agents are all-in on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube, there’s another social media platform that’s incredibly powerful: LinkedIn. Using LinkedIn for real estate is a hidden gem for connecting with local business professionals. It also allows you to target your prospecting in a more purposeful way, since you…

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Mr. Cooper won’t be onboarding as many Flagstar employees as initially anticipated by James Kleimann for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire Mr. Cooper won’t be onboarding as many Flagstar Bank employees as initially projected in its $1.4 billion deal to acquire the depository bank’s residential mortgage servicing operations. Multiple sources told HousingWire that Flagstar began layoffs on Friday. The employees said that additional terminations will be staggered over the coming…

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Federal workers union sends cease and desist to HUD, OPM over DOGE directive by Chris Clow for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire A directive handed down by the Elon Musk-led U.S. DOGE Service runs afoul of the law and collective bargaining agreements at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) while infringing upon employee privacy protections. This is according to the American Federation of Government Employees‘ (AFGE) National Council…

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Sotheby’s growth in 2024 signals the luxury housing market boom by Kennedy Edgerton for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire The luxury real estate market is on a growth trend early in 2025. This success pushed one of the country’s top luxury real estate brands to a strong year for sales volume. Sotheby’s International Realty recently released its 2024 performance report. According to the report, Sotheby’s did $157 billion…

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