Kind Lending today announced the appointment of Geri Farr as its senior vice president of West retail sales. Farr, who has over a decade of leadership in the mortgage industry, will focus on helping the company grow its expansion across the West and is tasked with strengthening teams and driving per

There’s yet another new executive in the HomeServices of America ecosystem. Vince Leisey has been named the president of HSF Affiliates, the franchisor of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices (BHHS), which is the residential real estate franchise network owned by HomeServices of America.“Vince’s passion

PMG is jumping back into the cryptocurrency buyer pool via a collaboration with Shift4, a payment processing company.  Miami-based PMG is offering the option to buyers across all of its Florida condo projects, including Waldorf Astoria Residences in Miami and St. Petersburg; E11even Club Residences

Zillow will begin a “phased rollout” of its listing access standards policy, which bans publicly marketed listings not entered into the MLS, on May 28. In a blog post on Tuesday, Zillow offered agents some clarifications and guidance on its new policy and how it will be implemented. “Publicly market

Developer Giuseppe Iadisernia scored a $112 million construction loan for the east tower of his planned Oasis Hallandale condo development, bringing his total financing for the project to $197 million. New York City-based S3 Capital, led by Robert Schwartz and Joshua Crane, is providing the financin

Miami-Dade County’s condo sales and dollar volume rose last week, despite a drop in the average sale price.  Brokers closed 127 condo sales totaling $123.7 million from May 11 to May 18. The previous week, brokers closed 91 condo sales totaling $111.9 million. Last week’s units sold for an average o

Common travel scams vary by city, with travel agency and taxi problems comprising the majority of reported cases in many places, according to a report.

Following about 20 minutes of debate on the floor of the House of Representatives on Monday, H.R. 1815 — known as the V.A. Home Loan Program Reform Act — was passed by voice vote and will now be given to the Senate for additional debate.The passage by the House keeps the bill moving through the legi

The spring homebuying season is in full swing. But what is typically the busiest time of year for homebuilders has not lived up to the hype in 2025. As builders struggle to close sales, resulting in declines in builder confidence and in company revenues, many have started to pile on buyer sales ince

In November, Chicago-based mortgage lender Rate — formerly known as Guaranteed Rate — announced that it was “revamping” its dedicated reverse mortgage division by appointing two longtime industry veterans to lead its efforts with older borrowers. Industry veteran Jesse Allen, formerly of OneTrust Ho

Miami Worldcenter Associates listed the retail component of the mixed-use downtown Miami development for sale, The Real Deal has learned.  The developer, a joint venture led by Art Falcone, Nitin Motwani and CIM Group, is seeking offers in the $300 million-plus range for the 273,000-square-foot reta

Karim Alibhai’s Gencom and Edgardo DeFortuna’s Fortune International Group are teaming up to combine two Key Biscayne waterfront sites, consisting of a Ritz-Carlton hotel and a private beach club. The partnership, led by Miami-based Gencom, secured a $300 million loan from New York-based Blackstone

When looking at the fastest-growing state populations for residents 60 and older, Colorado is not at the top of the list, but it’s close. Outstripped only by Alaska and Wyoming, respectively, Colorado and Oregon have seen their shares of older residents increase by 1.9% between 2013 and 2023.This ha

Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty has appointed Martha Mosier as its new president, the brokerage announced Monday.Mosier — a longtime figure in southern California’s real estate industry — previously served as president and general counsel at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properti

The secretaries of the U.S. departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Interior (DOI) journeyed to southern Nevada in an effort to highlight the Trump administration’s plan to sell federal lands to private developers for the purposes of housing development.Joined by Nevada Gov. Joe L

What you might have heard about Ginnie Mae is simply rumor, according to Joe Gormley, the government-owned company’s executive vice president and chief operating officer. Gormley says that Ginnie Mae has adequate staffing to fulfill its mission, has no plans to shrink the size of issuers and further

To start things off, I have an announcement to make, today will be my last weekly article for Altos Research. I founded Altos nearly 20 years ago to bring a new level of analytics and data to the housing market. Two and a half years ago, Altos was acquired by HousingWire, and it’s been tremendously

Envision Cold made its first Florida commercial real estate play, paying $47.2 million for a freezer facility complex in West Little River. An affiliate of Atlanta-based Envision Cold, led by Eric Diaz, Stephen Draper, and Austin Solem, acquired three cold storage warehouses spanning 187,122 square

A prominent Dallas-based home-flipping franchisee of HomeVestors of America — known for its “We Buy Ugly Houses” ads — is being accused of operating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors out of tens of millions of dollars.According to lawsuits and ProPublica interviews with alleged victims, Charle

Servant leadership is more than a lazy LinkedIn buzzword cooked up by corporate PR teams. It’s a crucial reason why new school brokerages like The Agency and Real outsold Keller Williams last year. If you want to scale your team or brokerage in 2025, lead by example, or get left behind.Not convinced