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FHFA Director Pulte calls on Congress to investigate Fed Chair Jerome Powell
‘Chairman Powell needs to be investigated by Congress immediately,’ the FHFA director said in a statement on Wednesday. Pulte and President Donald Trump have been trying to pressure Powell to resign amid high interest rates.
Your next referral source is already in your phone
The best lead generation comes from genuinely valuing and nurturing the relationships you already have and keeping in touch with your network.
Why thought leadership is the new real estate agent advantage
Leads follow leaders, Angela Yungk writes. Lead with purpose, clarity and consistency, and you won't have to chase business — it finds you.
How do you think the private listings battle will play out? Pulse
Are you Team Compass? Team Zillow? Or are you just keeping watch to see who comes out on top and how you can pivot?
Yes, it’s a ‘big, beautiful bill’ — for the real estate industry at least
Housing trade groups — including NAR, MBA and NAHB — like tax breaks for homebuyers and businesses, and urge lawmakers to put the bill on Trump's desk
Finding Financial Freedom: Jennifer Leahy’s rise from rock bottom to real estate powerhouse
For women looking to reclaim their independence after divorce, a career shift or personal upheaval, real estate can offer more than just income, Melanie Klein writes.
Buyer antitrust suit alleges Real, Realty One, Vanguard and The Agency conspiracy
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NWMLS fires back at Compass, saying the brokerage adopted a ‘free-rider strategy’
The 32,000-member Northwest Multiple Listing Service wrote in a new legal filing that Compass "cannot have it both ways" by receiving listings via the MLS while holding half of its own listings privately
Rocket offers preferred mortgage pricing for Redfin-linked deals
With closure of merger, homebuyers get temporary rate buydown or up to $6,000 in lender credits from Rocket Mortgage when the buyer or seller is represented by a Redfin agent.
20 Success Principles every real estate agent should master
There’s no secret sauce — just consistent, intentional habits, Terry LeClair writes. Here, he illuminates foundational habits from Jack Canfield's classic personal development book.
California passes bipartisan bills that overhaul environmental law to bolster building starts
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed the state's 2025-2026 budget, which offers environmental review exemptions for critical housing and infrastructure projects. Leaders say the exemptions will improve affordability, while environmentalists say it will ruin the state's ecosystem.
Mauricio Umansky’s ThePLS.com sues NAR over private listings
Celebrity agent Mauricio Umansky, who has targeted the National Association of Realtors’ dominance over agents and the rules governing real estate, heads back to court.
Broker Public Portal soft launches, adds Doorify MLS as investor
The rollout will be followed by the debut of BPP-powered local MLS sites and then a long-promised national consumer listing site to compete against Zillow, Realtor.com, Homes.com and Redfin.
How to create a new agent business budget for 2025
Your budget is your business plan in action, broker-owner and author Jessica Souza writes. Find out how to crunch the numbers and make them work as hard as you do.
Mortgage rates are coming down. Does the trend have any legs?
Hopes that home sales will pick up may hinge more on additional inventory coming onto the market, which is expected to cool or reverse home price gains.
Rocket reorganizes to close Redfin acquisition, Mr. Cooper on deck
By handling every aspect of homebuying and selling, from search to financing to title and closing — Rocket aims to cut transaction costs on the median priced home in half, from $40,000 to $20,000.
Zillow fires back at Compass, saying brokerage faces no harm from its listing policy
Zillow attorneys pushed back at Compass' request for a broad and expedited discovery, and on the brokerage's private listing network. 'Compass would erect new barriers for buyers by making listings exclusive to each broker.'
Mortgage Automator integrates Usio’s payment processing suite
Payment options, including Automated Clearing House (ACH), card payments, pinless debit and real-time disbursements, simplify loan servicing, improve cash flow management for lenders.