Independent brokerages are more interested in nurturing agent performance than in stock tickers and platform-building, First Team CEO Michele Harrington writes.
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Faster data and sharper visuals haven’t solved the hardest part of selling a home. They’ve exposed the challenges.
What a difference a year makes. A year into the job and fresh off Stone Point Capital’s strategic investment in Keller Williams, CEO Chris Czarnecki is still taking stock of what sets the residential brokerage business apart. On stage this week at HousingWire’s The Gathering in Austin, he described an industry defined less by structure…
Freddie Mac posted a strong start to 2026, reporting $3.6 billion in first-quarter net income as lower mortgage rates boosted refinancing activity and the government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) continued to build capital. Its profit rose from $2.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025. Speaking during the company’s earnings call on Thursday morning, Jim Whitlinger, the…