Author name: Ricky Vasquez

M/I Homes trades margin for market share as spec sales rise

M/I Homes is trading some margin for sales growth, speed, and market share. Pair that spec-heavy operating model with an asset-light finished-lot supply, and the returns could become considerably stronger. M/I Homes is making a contrarian bet at a time when much of the homebuilding industry is becoming more cautious. While competitors are reducing speculative […]

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Better swaps CEOs as profitability timeline looks less certain

A leadership shakeup at Better this week underscores the company’s ongoing struggle to balance its mortgage origination business with its technology ambitions as it pursues profitability, a goal that now appears more distant than leadership previously projected. Daniel Lewis, whose hedge fund Orange Capital shut down in 2016 after 10 years in operation and a

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Realtors Property Resource appoints chief strategy, product officers

Realtors Property Resource (RPR), a subsidiary of the National Association of Realtors, has promoted Emily Line to chief strategy officer and Janine Sieja to chief product officer. The appointments expand responsibilities both executives have held within the organization as the real estate data platform continues developing products and services for Realtors, brokerages, associations and multiple

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