OneTrust Home Loans filed a lawsuit this week challenging the long-promoted neutrality of mortgage coaching programs, alleging the services were used by a rival to gain a competitive edge. The California-based lender is suing former loan officer Broch Lassig, mortgage coach Richard Ruby, and Ruby’s company, The Core Training, accusing them of misusing confidential business information to harm its...

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It’s hard to imagine looking at it now, but the ground floor of this London house used to feel a bit gloomy. Darker flooring and blocked sightlines were contributing to the dingy look, and the owners were eager to open up the space and bring in more natural...

Analysts say the high cost of home ownership remains a strong tailwind for the...

In the second quarter of 2025, home price growth cooled across U.S. metro areas, reflecting shifting market dynamics amid persistent affordability challenges and rising mortgage costs. According to the National Association of Realtors latest report on Metropolitan Median Area Prices and Affordability, 75 percent of the 228 metro markets recorded home price gains, down from 83 percent in the first quarter....

As the one-year anniversary of the implementation of the business practice changes stemming from the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement approaches, Redfin is reporting that buyer agent commissions are higher than they were a year ago. According to Redfin’s analysis published Tuesday, during the second quarter of 2025, the average buyer’s...

Matthew Miale’s journey from solo real estate agent to leader of The Miale Team at Keller Williams Legacy Partners was born out of what he calls “a whole lot of pain and suffering.” “No pain, no gain” might be a cliché, but for Miale, it was reality. “It really was a matter of trying to execute on what I believed was the vision of how I wanted my customers to experience doing business...

Howard Hanna Real Estate Services is making its formal debut in North Carolina and South Carolina.  According to an announcement on Tuesday, Allen Tate Realtors is rebranding as Howard Hanna Allen Tate Real Estate, effective Sept. 12. While this is the first time the Howard Hanna brand has entered the Carolinas, Allen Tate has been a part of the Howard Hanna family since September 2018.  Howard W....

Longtime U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) executive and mortgage professional John Bell III announced on LinkedIn that he’s leaving his role as executive director of the VA’s Loan Guaranty Service (LGY). Bell’s post on Monday touted his key accomplishments at the VA, such as increasing its mortgage market share from less than 1% to 14% and expanding its portfolio to $1.5...