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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%.

Miami luxury mega-broker Maile Aguila on selling $1 billion of real estate in a year and how new agents can break into high-end condo sales.

Howard Hanna Real Estate Services CEO Hoby Hanna talks about the impending launch of HannaList and why the approach to exclusive listings doesn't have to be "all or nothing."

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<p>Development finance lender Atelier has provided a £32.7m loan to MCR Property Group for the refinancing and refurbishment of Parham Student Village, a 600-bed purpose-built student accommodation scheme in Canterbury, Kent. The 15-month loan was completed in 19 working days.</p> <p>The post <a hre...

LeadingRE panelists shared tactics on productivity, culture and coaching, including 28 deals per agent and 24% time gains using AI.

Morgan Stanley’s reported layoff of about 3% of its workforce — roughly 2,500 employees — is affecting some staff working on mortgage origination services for wealth management clients.

ATTOM says yields fell from 2025 to 2026 in 54.8% of counties with sufficient data, even as rents rose faster than prices in 55% of markets.

Since 2021, Zillow has repurchased about $3.3 billion worth of stock at a weighted average price of $49 per share.

Under the agreement, Lance Vermeulen Real Estate will integrate its operations and operate under the William Raveis brand going forward.

Learn how a simple decision framework helps agents qualify and prioritize leads, respond faster and convert more opportunities into closed deals.

The luxury broker and "Million Dollar Listing" star alleged she was drugged by Oren Alexander and sexually assaulted by him and another unnamed man during a Douglas Elliman recruiting event in 2014.