The nation’s top brokerage by transaction side count, eXp Realty, is continuing to add agents. On Wednesday, eXp announced that Southern California-based independent brokerage Palm Realty Boutique was joining the firm. Founded by Brett Zebrowski, Palm Realty Boutique serves clients in the South Bay, Playa Del Rey and Beverly Hills markets. “We’ve been courted by […]
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Compass and Zillow might disagree on many things, but when it comes to the proposed parameters of their expedited discovery, the two adversaries managed to agree on a few items. In a joint letter filed on Monday addressed to Judge Jeanette A. Vargas, the parties outlined their proposals for the expedited discovery Compass was granted
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After a public backlash against the Social Security Administration (SSA) earlier this year, the federal agency said it would walk back some of its plans that would’ve required more beneficiaries to make in-person office visits. But a report released this week by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), a nonpartisan research group, counteracts
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Lone Wolf Technologies has named York Baur its new Chief Industry Relations Officer, bringing one of the real estate industry’s most recognized tech leaders into its executive team. Baur is best known for his role as founding CEO of MoxiWorks, a real estate software platform that now supports over 800 brokerages and 400,000 agents. Baur
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Two months after vowing to kill the previous administration’s rule on the sharing of customer data between banks and fintechs, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is revisiting the issue. The agency says it plans to write a new advanced notice of proposed rulemaking, a starting point for a new rule, in three weeks. The CFPB
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Wednesday brought another incremental increase in the level and importance of the calendar events with the power to create volatility for rates. Some of the events were economic reports out earlier in the morning. The other 2 events consisted of the Fed’s policy announcement and the subsequent press conference with Fed Chair Powell. The economic
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Housing regulator Bill Pulte showed new frustration with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and the latest decision to keep short-term rates unchanged on Wednesday, adding to pressure President Trump has been putting on the monetary policymaker to lower them. This time Pulte used his social media account on X to take issue with the way
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Data breaches are quietly plaguing more lenders as their impacted customers continue to seek recourse via class action lawsuits. Virginia-based McLean Mortgage is facing four federal complaints after it revealed that the personal identifiable information of 30,453 of its customers was compromised in an October incident. The company, which disclosed the results of an investigation
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Americans are increasingly worried about financial fraud, a new survey finds – even if many of them are willing to bend the rules themselves. In a new report from FICO, 32% of Americans ranked fraud protection as their most important consideration when choosing a financial account, with 71% putting it in their top three issues.
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome PowellBloomberg News WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank is still trying to get a handle on how higher tariffs will impact the economy. Powell said it was always going to take time for higher import levies to translate into higher prices for consumers, but the administration’s
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