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Rocket’s $649M Q4 profit puts the company in the black for 2024

Feb 28, 2025

In a difficult year for real estate, Rocket Mortgage grew closed loan volume by 29 percent, to $101.2 billion, and higher profit margins on those loans helped boost net revenue by 34 percent, to $5.1 billion.

Consumer banking helps Blend weather 2024 mortgage doldrums

Feb 28, 2025

Revenue from Blend's biggest business, its mortgage software suite, fell 6 percent in 2024 to $73.3 million. A 42 percent increase in consumer banking suite revenue, to $33.7 million, more than made up the difference.

Bad habits, bleak forecasts, no crashes: Inman Top 5

Feb 28, 2025

Looking for a quick catch-up on the buzziest stories of the week? Here’s Inman Top 5, the most essential stories, according to Inman readers.

Compass One puts clients at true north: Tech Review

Feb 28, 2025

Among other benefits, this application is an intuitive and lightweight method by which to manage multiple relationships in a single setting.

Why ‘just stay positive’ is a career-killer (and what to do instead)

Feb 28, 2025

Positive mental attitude alone won't save you or your real estate business, Aaron Hendon writes. Strengthen your mindset and embrace real connection for authentic growth.

Trending: LinkedIn levels up, TikTok tumbles and truth gets tricky

Feb 28, 2025

From LinkedIn’s new metrics to Duolingo’s viral creativity, Jessi Healey breaks down the latest trends shaping online engagement.

CoStar Group looks to hire 1K employees in 2025

Feb 27, 2025

CoStar Group announced plans on Monday to add 1,000 new employees to its Richmond, Virginia, campus. The hiring push also comes with cuts to a number of unspecified teams.

Matterport lost $256M in 2024 as it continued scaling before merger

Feb 27, 2025

Total revenue was $169.7 million, up 8 percent compared to a year earlier, boosted by its 1.2 million subscribers as the company bolstered its ongoing revenue streams.

Home values have surged at 2X the normal rate since pandemic

Feb 27, 2025

Since 2020, U.S. home values have risen by 45.3 percent. In other words, more than 10 years of typical home value growth has been packed into a five-year period, a new report from Zillow shows.

Pending home sales fall 4.6% to an all-time low, NAR says

Feb 27, 2025

The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), which tracks home sales based on contract signings, dropped 4.6 percent to 70.6 in January, marking an all-time low, while pending transactions fell 5.2 percent year over year.

Why client disclosures, not MLS mandates, serve homeowners best

Feb 27, 2025

Compass CEO Robert Reffkin cites research on pre-marketing outcomes to argue for an end to Clear Cooperation Policy mandates.

Brokers want Michigan to split MLS access from Realtor membership

Feb 27, 2025

The Hardy plaintiffs clapped back at NAR in court on Friday, noting agents and brokers in California, Florida and Georgia can join the MLS without having to support Realtor associations.