Applications for purchase mortgages dropped a seasonally adjusted 1 percent for the week ending March 7 compared to a week earlier and were down 17 percent on an annual basis, according to the latest Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage ...

) Learn how The Corcoran Group and Sweeten have partnered to drive new innovation and startup credibility. Inman News Publisher Brad Inman moderates a discussion with Preeti Sriratana, co-founder and COO, Sweeten; Jean Lauer, founder and CEO, Sweeten; and Bill ...

In her 10 years as a San Diego-based real estate agent, Joda Mize, 36, saw one thing over and over again. Women were, overwhelmingly, the most engaged real estate clients she had. They asked more questions; they responded more quickly ...

It’s been a key question for lenders and real estate professionals who work with first-time and moderate-income homebuyers: When will FHA finally loosen up and give us a break on mortgage insurance premiums? Now that the agency is back making ...

Like a proposed overhaul of the tax system, a reworking of the U.S. mortgage finance system that includes winding down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is unlikely to get too far during an election year. But that doesn’t mean that ...

Listing syndicator ListHub says it’s signed a new agreement with ListGlobally that will give U.S. agents and brokers additional exposure for their listings on international listing portals. ListGlobally claims to be the industry’s largest network of international property portals, with ...

What’s being advertised as footage of two real estate agents using a clients home as a “play pad to have sexual relations” is slated to air on “Inside Edition” today. “They were using our home as a cheap motel,” says ...

Most “Gen X” and “Gen Y” homebuyers are using mobile devices when they search for homes, but when it comes to choosing an agent, buyers of all ages are much more likely to rely on referrals from a friend, relative ...

A jury has awarded $2.2 million to John Foltz, the former president and designated broker of Realty Executives Inc., in a defamation suit Foltz filed against the company’s owners, Rich Rector and his wife, Robyn Lee Dependahl. Realty Executives sued ...

An update of Realty Commander’s real estate transaction management software allows agents to send completed documents to their broker via email to be approved or rejected with comments. The “platform-agnostic” broker document approval capability is strengthened by a new document ...