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MoxiWorks promotes Dave Greenbaum to chief customer officer

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MoxiWorks has promoted Dave Greenbaum to chief customer officer, a newly established executive role that will oversee the companyh’s customer experience strategy. Greenbaum, who previously served as vice president of customer engagement, will report to CEO Eric Elfman. His expanded responsibilities include leading client success initiatives, managing customer support operations, and driving long-term retention and […]

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Lamacchia Realty opens first Rhode Island office

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Lamacchia Realty has opened its first Rhode Island office following the acquisition of Tirrell Realty, a longstanding brokerage based in Riverside, Rhode Island. The deal marks Lamacchia‘s 11th acquisition in New England over the past two years and expands its footprint in the Providence-area housing market. Tirrell Realty — formerly affiliated with the Weichert franchise

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New home sales show why residential construction is in a recession

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In today’s report, new home sales fell short of sales estimates and experienced negative sales revisions, while inventory levels increased, which explains why residential construction is in a recession. However, today’s data doesn’t indicate a crash in new home sales. Instead, it highlights my concerns from December 2024: homebuilders are accumulating a lot of completed

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Baird & Warner, Goosehead Insurance enter franchise partnership

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Texas-based Goosehead Insurance and Baird & Warner Real Estate have launched a new franchise partnership that will embed home insurance options directly into the real estate transaction process. The venture — named Adaptive Insurance Agency — offers homebuyers access to a broad selection of insurance carriers and guidance from licensed agents as part of their

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The top 10 reverse mortgage LOs in the country

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On Wednesday, Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD) brought you a ranking of the top five reverse mortgage loan originators in America. Today, we’ll round out the rest of the top 10 based on data from mortgage recruiting software provider Modex. #6: Jacob Flax, Caliver Beach Mortgage, $76.17 million The third member of the Caliver Beach Mortgage

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Home prices are higher than ever, but seller profits have slipped

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U.S. homeowners earned a median profit of 50% on home sales in the second quarter of 2025, according to an ATTOM analysis released this week. That figure marked a slight uptick from the 48.9% figure in the first quarter, but it was down from 55.6% during the second quarter of last year. Median home sale

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Most home shoppers are seeking out a new city

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More than half of home shoppers nationwide are looking for properties outside of their current metro areas — continuing a trend that has intensified since the COVID-19 pandemic even as signs of moderation have appeared in recent quarters. Realtor.com‘s report for the second quarter of 2025 shows that 58.9% of online home searches from users

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Texas AG Ken Paxton under scrutiny for potential mortgage fraud

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, Angela — who own three homes in Texas — are facing similar accusations of mortgage fraud as the ones President Donald Trump levied against Sen. Adam Schiff of California and New York AG Letitia James. According to records assessed by The Associated Press (AP), mortgages signed by

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AI startup Further launches homebuying platform

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A new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform aimed at simplifying the homebuying process is now available to the public. Further, a startup that’s focused on real estate technology, has officially launched its platform. It includes an embedded virtual assistant, Homebuyer AI, that offers free tools to help users navigate the complexities of purchasing a home. “Buying

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LO comp reform: From channel conflict to consumer-centered change

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What started as a post on LinkedIn, turned into real conversation. In my post and via a separate outreach, I asked for perspectives on LO Compensation reform, and more than 30 industry professionals answered the call. Executives. Brokers. Regulators. Compliance officers. Trade associations. LOs on the front lines. What I expected to be a spirited

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