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Wells Fargo is about to emerge from the regulatory woods

Once the nation's largest home lender, Wells Fargo could be poised for a comeback in the mortgage business this year as it continues to make progress in addressing regulators' concerns about its past practices....

First-time buyer savings platform Foyer raises $6.2M

Contributing investors included Alpaca VC, Hometeam, Animo Ventures and ResilienceVC. Funds will help Foyer integrate "down payment assistance, credit score recommendations, and mortgage guidance into an educational and data-driven journey."...

New app CMAsnap partners with Doorify MLS

A new software option for creating comparative market analyses, CMAsnap, has inked a deal with Doorify MLS....

FCC pushes Telephone Consumer Protection Act update to 2026

The Federal Communications Commission is pushing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act's one-to-one consent requirement to next year, due to an appeals court ruling questioning the FCC's definition of prior express consent....

Maximizing a ‘3rd place’: 3 keys to building relationships that transact

Third places, where people gather for face-to-face social interaction, offer an opportunity for real estate agents in our increasingly fragmented and isolated society, team leader Carl Medford writes....

Trump signs water order in California, seeks to add conditions

The president signed an executive order instructing the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to direct more water through the Central Valley Project and potentially withhold federal aid if the state didn't comply....

Home prices hit record high in November despite cooling demand

In November, the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indexes recorded annual gains of 4.2 percent and 3.8 percent, respectively, according to new data released Tuesday....

Startup advisory firm Equity Angels delivers upbeat 2024 impact report

Founded by Kenya Burrell-VanWormer and Katherine Winston, the advisory group completed the formation of a mentorship team and raised $3 million in its first year in operation, according to the report....

MLS PIN pushes back against DOJ in advance of settlement hearing

The court will consider approving the latest deal in the case, which allows commission sharing in the multiple listing system....

Catch up on all the big commission conversations from Inman Connect

The chaos surrounding commissions that characterized much of 2024 was still on the minds of the professionals packed into the New York Hilton Midtown last week. See the conversations you missed....

Leaders foresee opportunity in wake of antitrust commission suits

Leaders at last week's Inman Connect New York were more upbeat than they were a year ago, and suggested that for all of last year's tumult, the best agents might just thrive in real estate's new normal....

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