Leadership at C2 Financial is looking to reclaim a top wholesale ranking by strengthening its infrastructure, leveraging artificial intelligence, recruiting and mentoring the next generation of loan officers, and expanding from 42 states to nationwide coverage. In 2021, C2 was ranked No. 1 on Inman’s top 10 list of independent mortgage brokers to gain market share, which used data from the...
Housing affordability is usually framed through numbers: mortgage rates, housing supply, construction costs and zoning restrictions. Washington debates the numbers, and families feel the squeeze. But there is another housing cost hiding in plain sight—real estate fraud. With Congress working on bipartisan housing solutions and the State of the Union address just around the corner, it’s encouraging...
In the two-thousand-mid-teens, you would not have needed a crystal ball to predict that three Japan-based vertically integrated real estate powerhouses would each rank among the nation’s top 15 enterprises. That’s because each of those three organizations – Daiwa House, Sekisui House and Sumitomo Forestry – having established beachheads in the U.S. homebuilding and residential development...
After a weekend of crazy headlines and a stock sell-off on Monday morning, bond yields are close to hitting 4% again, but mortgage rates are back under 6% once again, which is the multiyear low in recent history. The biggest reason rates are under 6% isn’t just that the 2025 labor market produced the lowest job-growth year in the 21st century outside of recession. It’s because mortgage spreads are...
Some homes are clearly built for hosting. You notice it almost immediately. People gather easily. No one awkwardly hovers. Drinks appear without disruption. Conversation flows naturally. And somehow, everything feels comfortable without feeling overly precious. It’s not always about size, either. Plenty of large homes still feel stiff or impractical when guests come over. Meanwhile, smaller homes...
PropTech companies are built on data. Listings, comparables, rental rates, occupancy trends, and investment returns are the foundation. Every product feature ultimately depends on structured and reliable information. So...
Building reliable real estate data infrastructure seems like a natural step for growing PropTech platforms. However, collecting and maintaining nationwide property data can take months of engineering work, while...
For real estate professionals evaluating data solutions, pricing is often the deciding factor after reviewing features and datasets. Investors, PropTech companies, and analytics teams need clear visibility into the...
Real estate investment has evolved from a slow, relationship-driven business into a high-velocity, data-driven science. For Propese, a platform designed to help investors and brokers see the full story...
When designing a new lakeside home for repeat clients, Jean Rehkamp Larson of award-winning Minnesota firm Rehkamp Larson Architects sought to capture the grace and symmetry of an old house while ensuring all the comforts of modern living. Collaborating closely with colleague Angela Taffe Wingate,...
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