
Why real estate agents are mentoring college athletes — and getting referrals
Student-athletes receive mentoring and complete requirements to become licensed real estate referral agents

Your best producer is the hardest person in the building to read
The operational signals that show strain before the leaderboard does

Private listing ecosystems could deepen the housing affordability crisis
Rising prices alongside weaker sales and closed listing ecosystems are reducing consumer visibility and competition

HECM originations sink to lowest level since 2020, HMBS issuance down 17% in September
September endorsements dropped to 1,790 — the lowest figure since April 2020 — while HMBS issuance fell to $446 million

Mortgage Rates Hit 3-Year High; Economists Foresee Stalling Market
The Federal Reserve’s new interest rate increase will likely be felt throughout the real estate industry, with mortgage rates surpassing last week’s data highlighting a two-year peak. According to Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 7.2

Even a missed jobs report and the Fed talking dovish aren’t keeping yields lower
A jobs miss sent the 10-year yield to as low as 5.17% before yields rose higher toward 5.28%

Mortgage Banking Summit: ‘Street fight’ market concentrates growth toward nondelegated lenders
Data shows a small fraction of lenders capturing most new production as LOs shift to brokerage and correspondent platforms

Christie’s International Real Estate SoCal adds $180M in agent production with Pasadena expansion
New team additions posted $180 million in the past 12 months, the RealTrends Verified brokerage reported

FHA launches optional transition period to UAD 3.6
Lenders can begin sending FHA appraisals in UAD 3.6









