Seattle tops list of best metros for real estate agents

A recent WalletHub study of 179 U.S. cities determined that Seattle is the top market for real estate agents to currently work in, and Corpus Christi, Texas, was deemed the worst. In studying the cities, two factors were considered — job opportunity and competition, and real estate market health. Within

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Quicken brand will be officially retired on July 31

Five years after introducing the Rocket Mortgage brand for digital lending, Rocket Companies will finally retire the legacy Quicken name on July 31. “More than 20 years ago, Dan Gilbert, our founder and chairman, had a vision of putting the entire mortgage process online to simplify the lending experience and add

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Senators urge CFPB to “reconsider” QM delay

Compliance attorneys and mortgage industry lobbyists aren’t the only ones wishing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) would proceed with the General Qualified Mortgage Final Rule as it had initially planned. The same day the CFPB announced plans to delay the compliance date, Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Scott

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Compass’s next battle: trade secret lawsuits

Compass CEO Robert Reffkin On her website bio, Pittsburgh real estate agent Jen Crouse describes why she finds meaning in her work. “At the end of the day,” Crouse states. “We all want to love where we live and who we invest our time with.” But who Crouse invests her

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Why VA mortgage loans go to the bottom of the stack

It’s been rejection after rejection for Isabel Williams’ client, a military veteran in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Since the client began the search for her dream home earlier this year, her Veterans Affairs mortgage loan offers have been rejected over a dozen times. Williams, the broker-owner of We Save Loans,

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