Wyndham Capital Mortgage promotes two executives

Wyndham Capital Mortgage promoted two of its executives into new positions. The lender announced this week that Ben Cowen has been promoted to president and Josh Hankins has been promoted to chief operating officer. Josh Hankins, COO Wyndham Capital Mortgage The company said in a release that these moves were

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How to get off of the transactional hamster wheel

Last week, I wrote about whether or not agents and loan officers should be considered entrepreneurs. Spoiler alert! Yes, yes they should, simply going off the definition. Dustin Brohm, Columnist An entrepreneur is “a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks

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The most popular features in real estate listings

Point2 Homes, a real estate listing website, analyzed the language in 1.2 million home listings across the U.S. and came up with the most common phrases. The three most frequently-used feature descriptions for homes priced under $5 million were: “granite countertops,” “hardwood floors,” and “stainless steel appliances.” Next on the

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News Corp picks new CEO to run Move, realtor.com

Move, which operates realtor.com for the National Association of Realtors, has been led by an interim CEO since July 2019, when the Ryan O’Hara stepped down after running the company for more than four years. But now, News Corp, which owns Move, has found O’Hara’s permanent replacement. The company announced

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U.S. economy added 145K jobs in December

The unemployment rate held steady at a 50-year low of 3.5% in December as the economy added jobs and wage growth slowed, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Total non-farm payroll employment increased by 145,000, and the number of unemployed persons remained unchanged at 5.8 million, according to the

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