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3 weeks ago | 
wrenews.com | Phil Hall |Industry Updates
Share this article! UWM Holdings Corporation (NYSE: UWMC) has named Rami Hasani as its new chief financial officer, effective April 1. He will replace Andrew Hubacker, who is moving into a senior advisor role with the Pontiac, Michigan-based company. Hasani originally joined the company in November 2020 as vice president of financial reporting and compliance.
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3 weeks ago | 
wrenews.com | Phil Hall |Industry Updates
Share this article! Denver-headquartered RE/MAX Holdings Inc. (NYSE:RMAX) announced that Ward Morrison will retire as president and CEO of its brands Motto Mortgage and Wemlo, effective June 15. He we stay on in a consultative role at both brands through the end of the year. Morrison was president of Motto Franchising LLC and the Motto Mortgage brand when it launched by RE/MAX in 2016; the company acquired the mortgage loan processing firm Wemlo in 2020.
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3 weeks ago | 
wrenews.com | Phil Hall |Industry Updates
Share this article! The Appraisal Institute is being sued by a former executive who accuses the organization of firing her when she uncovered widespread fraud in the publishing of testing results.
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4 weeks ago | 
wrenews.com | Phil Hall |Industry Updates
Share this article! The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) has installed Oralia Herrera as its 2025 National President during its annual Homeownership and Housing Policy Conference in Washington, DC. Herrera has been in the real estate profession for over 35 years. She is broker/owner at Century 21 TK Realty in Addison, Illinois, and has served on has served on the NAHREP national board of directors.
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2 months ago | 
wrenews.com | Phil Hall |Industry Updates
Share this article! The National Association of Realtors (NAR) announced a resolution with Phoenix Realtors regarding the Arizona-based group’s MLS Choice program that enabled brokers to offer their agents access both the MLS and legal forms outside of the traditional three-tier membership system of local, state and national associations, NAR released a statement declaring that Phoenix realtors eliminated the MLS Choice membership option, although it will continue to offer non-realtors access...
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2 months ago | 
wrenews.com | Phil Hall |Industry Updates
Share this article! A new report has stated the continued presence of Biden administration-appointee and Sen. Elizabeth Warren ally Rohit Chopra as the director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is due to the inability of the Trump administration to find someone to take over the regulatory agency. Chopra was the rare Biden-era figure not to resign ahead of the Trump inauguration.
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2 months ago | 
wrenews.com | Phil Hall |Industry Updates
Share this article! The Greenwich, Connecticut-headquartered technology solutions provider QXO Inc. (NYSE: QXO) has commenced an all-cash tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. (NASDAQ: BECN) for $124.25 per share, for a transaction valued at approximately $11 billion. According to the company, the offering price implies a 37% premium above Beacon’s 90-day unaffected volume-weighted average price of $91.02 per share as of Nov. 15, 2024.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
wrenews.com | Phil Hall |Industry Updates
Share this article! A new forecast by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is estimating that an estimated 439,000 net new workers are needed this year to meet anticipated demand for construction services. The forecast also predicted the construction industry will need to bring in 499,000 new workers in 2026 if spending picks up due to potential lower interest rates.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
wrenews.com | Phil Hall |Industry Updates
Share this article! The trade associations representing the nation’s home builders and mortgage bankers offered generous praise for the new Trump administration. However, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) made no public comment on the change at the White House.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
wrenews.com | Phil Hall |Industry Updates
Share this article! Rohit Chopra, the Biden administration-appointed director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), was not part of yesterday’s inauguration festivities for President Donald Trump. However, Chopra didn’t take the day off – he was busy on X boasting about his agency’s ongoing enforcement actions against financial services companies. Chopra made no mention of the new Trump administration in his X postings, instead citing the Rev.
