Few life events are as personal or as complex as divorce. For many couples, separating assets, especially real estate, is one of the hardest steps in starting fresh. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), roughly 10–15% of home sales arise from divorces or family transitions, underscoring how often agents are called to help…

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eXp remains focused on the growth of its agent quality and international expansion as it positions itself for continued success, according to the company’s latest earnings report. The company saw a Q3 net income of $3.5 million and a revenue of $1.3 billion—the same amount seen in Q2 and up from $1.2 billion last year.…

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Above, Opendoor CEO Kaz Nejatian Rebooting was the theme of Opendoor’s Q3 2025 earnings call, held Thursday, Nov. 6. The iBuyer has seen a challenging 2025, including almost being delisted from the Nasdaq earlier this year, and these challenges showed up in its quarterly financial results.  In Q3, Opendoor experienced a year-over-year slowdown in revenue—$137…

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Without an end in sight for the government shutdown, consumer sentiment is reflecting that uncertainty, according to the latest data from the University of Michigan.  The preliminary results for the Index of Consumer Sentiment came in at 50.3, down 6.2% from October’s reading of 53.6. Year-over-year, there was a 29.9% drop from 71.8 in November…

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Here’s the old adage: “The Board challenges the CEO by saying, what if we invest all this money in our people and then they leave to go to a competitor? The CEO responds, what if we don’t invest in them and they stay?” Corporate America learned these lessons decades ago. Companies that ignored retention watched…

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Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s biweekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday afternoon. –Flagstar last month agreed to a $31.5 million settlement in multiple class-action cases filed by former customers, focused on two data breaches that exposed the personal information of millions of customers in 2021 and…

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Above, from left to right: John Featherston, Jennifer Branchini, J. Lennox Scott, Mark Woodroof, Anthony Lamacchia and Kendall Bonner As the real estate industry adapts to myriad changes, the tried-and-true formulas for brokerage success may no longer prove effective. During RISMedia’s 37th annual Power Broker Forum, a panel of real estate’s most progressive leaders will…

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When you talk with Jessica Edgerton, one thing becomes clear fast: she doesn’t see legal and compliance as boxes to check, but as living systems that shape trust, efficiency and the future of the real estate business. As chief legal officer and executive vice president of Industry & Learning at Leading Real Estate Companies of…

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AI continues to prove itself as the path for future success as United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) saw another successful quarter due to its own AI initiatives.   The company’s Q3 2025 earnings release showed a total revenue of $843.3 million in Q3, up from $758.7 million in Q2 and $745.6 million last year, and an…

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In an industry where speed and security are crucial, DepositLink is transforming how money moves during transactions. Built specifically for real estate professionals, DepositLink eliminates the inefficiencies of paper checks and wire transfers with a modern, digital-first payments platform. With DepositLink, brokerages, agents, title companies and law firms can collect and send funds for virtually…

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