While higher interest rates pushed thousands of real estate agents out of the business, Anthony Lamacchia saw opportunity. Lamacchia Realty — based in Worcester, Massachusetts — posted 68% growth by transaction sides percentage from 2021 through 2025, according to RealTrends Verified’s annual GameChangers rankings. That success follows an 84% growth period from 2020 to 2024,…
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Mortgage rates continued to move higher in the past week as geopolitical turmoil caused the 10-year Treasury yield to soar, although mortgage spreads remain well below their levels of 2024 and 2025. At HousingWire‘s Mortgage Rates Center, rates for 30-year conforming loans were at 6.77%, their highest point of the year. Rates for 30-year loans…
Opendoor has launched its Cash Now, More Later product nationwide through a new partnership with RealScout, making RealScout the first lead nurture platform in real estate to integrate Opendoor cash offers directly into the agent workflow. The integration, which Opendoor calls a “grand reopening” for real estate agents, allows agents to present sellers with three…
Rocket Mortgage and Redfin, both part of Rocket Companies, on Tuesday announced an incentive program that offers eligible home buyers and sellers up to $20,000 in combined savings when using Redfin agents and financing through Rocket Mortgage. The program combines lender-paid credits from Rocket Mortgage with commission discounts from Redfin. The companies said the offering…