• HomeCode Reviews launching as ‘Yelp for real estate tech’,Jonathan Delozier

    HomeCode Reviews launching as ‘Yelp for real estate tech’

    Real estate advisor and author Troy Palmquist is launching HomeCode Reviews, a peer-driven directory and review platform aimed at helping agents, teams and brokerages navigate the fast-growing world of real estate technology. Described by Palmquist as a “Yelp for real estate technology,” the platfor

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  • Mortgage escrow misconceptions persist as payment amounts rise,Sarah Wolak

    Mortgage escrow misconceptions persist as payment amounts rise

    Borrowers say they are confident in their understanding of mortgage escrow accounts, but misconceptions persist. And rising property taxes and homeowners insurance premiums continue to drive payment increases that many homeowners do not expect. These are the conclusions of a new survey from LERETA,

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  • Sumitomo Forestry buys Tri Pointe, resetting the arc of homebuilder scale,John McManus

    Sumitomo Forestry buys Tri Pointe, resetting the arc of homebuilder scale

    Within a couple of weeks of exactly this time two years ago, the lead-in to a blockbuster $4.9 billion M&A deal involving a Japan-based acquirer of a national public homebuilding enterprise practically wrote itself: “A top-five-ranked U.S. homebuilding company doesn’t happen overnight…. Except when

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