High-producing St. Louis agent returns to Coldwell Banker
Kristin Sprague remains among the most recognized agents in the St. Louis market with nearly $11 million in annual closed sales volume.
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Stop marketing moments; start designing systems
Here’s something I’ve been turning over in my head as we grind our way into Spring Selling 2026 — one that feels especially relevant for homebuilders and every functional leader who’s trying to steer a business through a tougher, noisier, more skeptical market: If your marketing only works when everything goes right, it’s not a […]
Housing demand snaps back as mortgage rates near 6%
Housing demand rebounded as snow effects faded, pending sales and new listings rose, and price cuts fell 1% with rates at 6.04%.
Q4 2025 earnings for publicly traded mortgage, real estate and homebuilder companies
As earnings results wrap up for Q4 2025, here’s a rundown of what’s happened for major lenders, brokerages, homebuilders, listing portals and title firms.
Radian announces exit of CFO Sumita Pandit, elevates finance leaders
U.S. mortgage insurer Radian Group Inc. said that president and chief financial officer Sumita Pandit is departing the company effective Thursday.
HomeCode Reviews launching as ‘Yelp for real estate tech’
The platform combines a searchable directory with editorial analysis, user reviews and in-depth interviews with real estate professionals.
Mortgage escrow misconceptions persist as payment amounts rise
Most homeowners are surprised by escrow payment increases, with 62% citing higher property taxes as the cause.
Sumitomo Forestry buys Tri Pointe, resetting the arc of homebuilder scale
Within a couple of weeks of exactly this time two years ago, the lead-in to a blockbuster $4.9 billion M&A deal involving a Japan-based acquirer of a national public homebuilding enterprise practically wrote itself: “A top-five-ranked U.S. homebuilding company doesn’t happen overnight…. Except when it does.” That same lead applies to 2026’s supercharged kickoff in […]
Social Security planning could open the door for reverse mortgage conversations
Reverse mortgage professionals are advised to start with Social Security education to build trust and identify client needs.
Taylor Morrison’s 2026 rebalance: romance over discounts
Demand that is awakened — lit by a flame, chasing a well-deserved dream home — is fundamentally different from demand sparked by being a rental refugee, where the walls have closed in and every monthly payment feels like a frittered-away sum that could have done more. Serving both customers today increasingly looks like operating in […]