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Chris Franquemont returns to Rate after move to CrossCountry

Denver-based loan originator Chris Franquemont announced on Wednesday his return to Guaranteed Rate as producing branch manager. His return follows a brief stint with CrossCountry Mortgage. Chris Franquemont Franquemont returns to Guaranteed Rate after a one-year stint as CrossCountry Mortgage’s senior vice president of mortgage lending, producing branch manager. The top-producing loan officer brings a…

Andy Florance teases ambitious growth plans for Homes.com in 2025

Tje rapidly rising site traffic at Homes.com took center stage at CoStar Group’s Q4 and full year 2024 earnings call with investors Tuesday evening.  The company reported via Google Analytics, that the Homes.com network recorded an audience of 110 million average monthly unique visitors in Q4, which it claims makes the network the second largest…

Housing starts, permits begin 2025 in the deep freeze

Homebuilders who were hoping to start the new year off strong found activity in January to be anything but brisk. The U.S. Census Bureau’s new construction report for January 2025 shows that housing starts fell sharply relative to December. Colder-than-normal temperatures and rising mortgage rates put the freeze on homebuilders. “Although the year started with…

RealReports launches customizable lead generation widget for listing pages

AI-powered proptech firm RealReports on Tuesday announced the release of a lead generation widget for listing pages. This will allow brokerages to incorporate information from RealReports’ property data on each listing while capturing the contact details of consumers who seek to view the full property report. Per the company’s announcement, the widget allows brokerages to…