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Longbridge Financial and Mutual of Omaha Mortgage have asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit over alleged improper advertising practices, ending a dispute that began in September 2024.

<p>London estate agency Foxtons reported group revenue of £172.5 million for 2025, a 5% increase, while operating profit remained flat at £22.2 million. The company's lettings division offset challenging sales market conditions driven by weak consumer confidence.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www...

<p>Liverpool City Council is adding 34 to its landlord licensing team, in signs the council is looking to get tougher on those who flaunt the rules. This will bring up the total to 120, which will help the council oversee the 46,000 rented homes that are covered by the selective licensing scheme, wh...

<p>Lomond has acquired Liverpool-based lettings and estate agency Homesure for an undisclosed fee. Homesure manages over 1,700 properties across Liverpool, while it has three city location and 30 members of staff. Under Lomond’s ownership, Homesure will continue to operate under its existing brand, ...

<p>The Choices Group has acquired Bath-based The Apartment Company, as part of its goal to build a lettings platform with a national coverage. This is the group’s seventh acquisition. The Apartment Company is known as a boutique agency with a strong portfolio and recurring relationships with landlor...

Consumers are best served by openness, the Windermere co-President writes, not by being made guinea pigs for strategies that may or may not benefit them.

<p>Five properties in commuter locations across England have been listed for sale, with prices ranging from £535,000 to £799,950. The properties are located in areas with direct rail connections to major cities including Manchester, Gloucester, and London.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.proper...

The unemployment rate was little changed from January, rising slightly to 4.4%, with 7.6 million people unemployed.

New FCRA amendment, effective March 5, 2026, restricts trigger lead sales, allowing outreach mainly via consent or existing relationships.

A new organization is working to connect the Hispanic workers building homes with the real estate professionals selling them.

<p>Advising on the hurdles to avoid, Mark Kozo, commercial director at Approved Business Finance, shares advice on how to de-risk applications to put businesses in the strongest possible position to secure a commercial mortgage. The Green Refinance Gap In 2026, a property’s Energy Performance Certif...

<p>Jamie Hope is managing director of sales at Maskells There was a time, not so long ago, when pricing a central London property 10% above its likely value was not only defensible, but often rewarded. In a rising market, ambition had a habit of being validated. Momentum did the work. The right buye...

A decade of MBA Quarterly Performance Reports tells a story the mortgage industry has yet to fully absorb. A 200 basis point gap between TopTier® and Bottom Tier lenders persists. As of the quarter ended September 30, 2025, the top 20% of lenders earned 139 basis points of pre-tax production income...

Explosive professional growth isn’t magic, Jimmy Burgess writes. Its momentum is created by showing up in ways others choose not to.

Forget building fast. Build strong, brokerage president Lori Muller writes. Because the ceiling in real estate isn’t determined by the market — it’s determined by discipline.

Redwood Trust closed a $391 million securitization backed by nonqualified mortgages, marking the inaugural deal from its Aspire platform that was expanded in early 2025.

Manufactured housing is still hampered by a persistent negative stigma, but innovations in the industry could change those misconceptions.

The move marks another step in Allied’s national growth strategy as demand increases from real estate agents, lenders and investors.

The rule is already prompting operational changes, new workflows and questions from buyers and sellers first encountering the requirements.

BLS reported payrolls down 92,000 and unemployment at 4.4%, as oil touched $92 and the 10-year yield reversed to near 4.12%.