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Keller Williams faces another lawsuit by a former agent

Housing Wire

McFarlane was associated with Keller Williams from 2004 to 2018. They also claim it didn’t have the right to amend any aspect of the program’s method of calculating a market center’s profit-sharing contribution or a recruiting sponsor’s profit-sharing distribution, except as specifically directed by the IALC. District Court of Maine.

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Williston Financial Group’s MyHome acquires Volly

Housing Wire

The firm announced Thursday that MyHome , a WFG subsidiary, has acquired technology and marketing services provider Volly. Launched in 2004, 10 of the nation’s top 30 banks work with Volly. Williston Financial Group is closing out 2023 with yet another acquisition. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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RE/MAX Proper acquires indie brokerage All Nations

Housing Wire

“We believe that RE/MAX is that brand, and by bringing the All Nations agents into the network, they receive innovative marketing, next-level technology, and brokerage support to be the most professional and productive agents for their clients.” The Dahlers organically grew All Nations from zero to 126 agents; the firm closed more than $126.3

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Hot home-equity market fueling securitization deals

Housing Wire

New York-based Unlock Technologies , a fintech operating in the shared-equity market, and real estate investment firm Saluda Grade , have closed a $180 million private-label securitization (PLS) backed entirely by Unlock-originated residential home-equity agreements (HEAs). One of those deals made its way to the market this year.

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American Pacific Mortgage names Bill Lowman chairman of the board

Housing Wire

Lowman has been with the lender for more than 21 years starting from managing a founding branch to being promoted as president in 2004, CEO in 2017 and vice chairman earlier in 2023. “I With a market share of around 0.7%, APM ranks as the 31st-largest lender in the country, IMF data showed. The California lender originated $7.62

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Grab Bars Remain the Most Common Aging-in-Place Remodel

Eyes on Housing

The NAHB’s Remodeling Market Index (RMI) survey has asked questions about Aging-in-Place (AIP) periodically, beginning in 2004. According to results from the Q1 2023 survey, 63 percent of professional remodelers undertake projects designed to allow homeowners to Age-in-Place, down from 77 percent in Q4 2018.

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Consumer protection is what title insurance is all about

Housing Wire

Limited housing supply and a continuation of high home prices in many markets nationwide in 2023 restricted many first-time homebuyers from entering the housing market and finding their dream homes. In fact, for many new buyers entering the market this year, this will be the first time they ever hear the words “ title insurance.”

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