Defendants with settlements dismissed from Hooper commission lawsuit

The Hooper (formerly Phillips) copycat commission lawsuit is down a few defendants. In a ruling on Thursday, Judge Mark H. Cohen of the U.S. District Court in Atlanta granted the plaintiffs’ consent motion to drop certain defendants from the suit with prejudice. The defendants now free from the suit

Keller Williams taps Shanan Steere to head up leadership growth

Keller Williams wants to give its team leaders a boost. The real estate franchise has hired Shanan Steere to be its director of growth operations. In the role, Steere will be charged with “reimagining core market center leadership training,” with the hope of recruiting future leaders to the company.

Reverse mortgage pro shares how he became a HECM customer

Tim Nelson, a longtime reverse mortgage industry professional and reverse department manager at VIP Mortgage in Scottsdale, Arizona, spent 20 years in the home lending arena before shifting his focus entirely to reverse. With that focus came attention and appreciation for the reverse mortgage produc

Time for a makeover: Trade groups want a revamp of the major flood insurance program

After years of stops and starts, housing trade groups are urging Congress to pass a long-term extension to the National Flood Insurance Program. (Image generated by AI in Midjourney) It is unsurprising that the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is yet again up for renewal in a little over a mo