LoanDepot Names President And CEO Of New Operating Unit, Mello

LoanDepot Names President And CEO Of New Operating Unit, Mello

March 10, 2022

Zeenat Sidi, a veteran of SoFi, Capital One and RBC, will serve as president and chief operating officer of the new unit, which will oversee LoanDepot’s customer contact center, the company announced Thursday. Zeenat Sidi, a veteran of SoFi, Capital One and RBC, will serve as president and chief operating officer of loanDepot’s new operating […]

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Generation Z Emerges As Potent Force In Rental Market

Gen Z has become the most active rental generation as they begin to graduate college and move out of their college towns and hometowns into major cities, a new report says. Generation Z is aging into a force to be reckoned with on the rental market, and they are swarming the major cities that emptied […]

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Will Washington Be The Second US State To Limit Love Letters?

An effort to ban possibly discriminatory homebuyer love letters fell short in the Washington State Legislature, but could come back next year. A proposed law that would require real estate agents in Washington state to reject love letters containing discriminatory information appears set to fail, but supporters say they intend to try again. The bill […]

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Pacaso To Offer VIP Access To Luxury Homes Before They Go Public

Customers can now view new listings 24 hours in advance of when they’re made available to the public, according to an announcement from the second homeownership platform on Wednesday. Second homeownership platform Pacaso released a series of benefits for new customers available through its mobile app, called Pacaso Access. Would-be second home buyers hoping to […]

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Lone Wolf Makes Deal With Largest Realtor Association In Texas

Lone Wolf said the 145,000 member-Texas Realtors will use the zipForms Edition of its product, an alternative that stems from its 2019 acquisition of the e-forms company zipLogix. The 145,000 member-Texas Realtors has selected Lone Wolf Technologies‘ Transactions software as an option for the digital execution and management of home sales. Lone Wolf said the […]

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Can you “bulletproof” your real estate business?

Be the smartest real estate pro in the room.  Find out how to create processes and implement systems to enhance your real estate business in this month’s Inman Connect Now episode. You can stream live or on-demand right in your car or from any of your devices. Register now. Yvonne Heimann knows adversity. She knows […]

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Are Real Estate Portals Addictive? Consensus Grows As Users Scroll

“Redfin and Zillow put me to bed every night,” Patrice Grell Yursik admitted in a recent discussion on Facebook. Patrice Grell Yursick | Credit: Afrobella Yursik is creator of the natural hair, skincare, lifestyle and beauty blog Afrobella and a copywriter who lives in Chicago. She doesn’t plan on buying a home anytime soon, but that […]

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Broker Spotlight: Barbara Betts, The RECollective

Are you receiving Inman’s Broker Edge? Make sure you’re subscribed here. Broker Spotlight: Barbara Betts, The RECollective Name: Barbara Betts Title: Broker-owner  Experience: 20 years Location: Long Beach, California Brokerage full name: The RECollective Team size: Teamerage with 13 agents, 2 full-time staff  Transaction sides: 142 Sales volume: $130 million Why Barbara Betts is in the spotlight […]

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How To Meet The Biggest Threats To Indie Brokerages Head-On

Although there are always external factors that threaten the success of an indie brokerage, some of the worst problems are self-inflicted. Doora broker Troy Palmquist shares ideas for overcoming them. Are you receiving Inman’s Broker Edge? Make sure you’re subscribed here. One thing that most real estate agents and brokers have in common is a pervading sense […]

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