HomeServices names Gretchen Rosenberg vice president of industry affairs

HomeServices of America appointed Gretchen Rosenberg vice president of industry affairs and engagement. According to an announcement on Wednesday, this is a newly expanded, full-time role.  She previously served as president and CEO of Kentwood Real Estate.  The firm said Rosenberg will represent th

Amid antitrust scrutiny, Compass CEO Reffkin says MLSs are ‘anti-consumer’

Even as the House Judiciary Committee has asked that Compass International Holdings to explain its partnership with Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) over concerns it could reduce consumer transparency and competition, and the New York attorney general’s office is allegedly probing the firm’s acquisit

Mortgage Applications Decline After Rates Jumped to a 1-Year High

Mortgage applications declined last week, after the Federal Reserve issued a split decision on interest rates, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. For the week ending on July 31, MBA's Market Composite Index—a measure of total mortgage loan application volume—dropped 2.9% on a seasonally

eXp Realty adds longtime Keller Williams leader Mike Mendoza

eXp Realty has added former Major League Baseball player and longtime real estate executive Mike Mendoza to eXp Realty Luxury, ending his 29-year tenure with Keller Williams. Mendoza brings more than 40 years of real estate experience and approximately 6,500 career transactions. He previously founde