Author name: Ricky Vasquez

Two transactions. One structural shift. Compass’s acquisition of Anywhere and Real’s $880 million deal for REMAX are not simply the largest brokerage transactions in recent memory. And, now add to that eXp’s acquisition of NextHome and together, they represent something the residential real estate industry has not seen before: the emergence of vertically integrated platform companies operating at […]

The lawsuit that prompted Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson to issue a warning letter to Mortgage Connect last week has dealt the company a significant legal blow. As the FTC scrutinizes Mortgage Connect for deploying “unjustifiable noncompetes,” a Pennsylvania judge ruled that the company’s contract was so “sweeping” and “overbroad” that it’s

Earlier this month at the company’s Ignite conference, Sagent executives unveiled new artificial intelligence capabilities embedded in the Dara platform, positioning AI as a central tool for mortgage servicing operations and compliance management. The new capabilities were showcased during a May 5 session titled “AI in Mortgage Servicing.” The panel featured Sagent President Sridhar Sharma,