Cooler market conditions generate mixed results for title’s Big Four

A cooler spring homebuying season led to a mixed bag of financial results for the Big Four title insurance firms in the second quarter of 2024. Although all four firms reported a net income during the quarter, not all of them recorded better results than a year ago. Old Republic At Old Republic, tot

Trump suggests he’ll seek more executive influence over the Fed if elected

During a press conference on Thursday from his Florida resort home, Mar-a-Lago, former president and 2024 Republican nominee Donald Trump suggested that the president should be able to exert more influence over the policy of the Federal Reserve than they do today. Near the end of the press conferenc

The Mortgage Collaborative’s Melissa Langdale on the risks and rewards of gen AI

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Melissa Langdale, president and chief operating officer of The Mortgage Collaborative, to talk about the recent FHFA TechSprint focused on gen AI use cases in housing. The use case developed by Langdale and her team was recognized as the most promising use

With agent count sinking, RE/MAX will consider business model changes

Is a business model change coming for RE/MAX? The possibility was floated on the company’s second-quarter 2024 earnings call Friday morning, as the brokerage’s sinking agent count continues to suppress revenue in what’s already a difficult housing market for real estate companies. RE/MAX has operate