• Agent movement stalls as retention takes hold in Q2,Jonathan Delozier, HousingWire Automation

    Agent movement stalls as retention takes hold in Q2

    The landscape for real estate agent recruiting is undergoing a structural shift, with agents increasingly choosing to move within their existing brand rather than switch to a competitor, according to a new report from Recruiting Insight and Lone Wolf Technologies. The Q2 2026 Agent Migration Report,

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  • FirstTeam Real Estate, Purlin partner on AI-powered operations,HousingWire Automation

    FirstTeam Real Estate, Purlin partner on AI-powered operations

    FirstTeam Real Estate has partnered with Purlin to deploy an AI-powered operating system across the brokerage, giving agents a unified platform for managing contracts, negotiations, transactions and client communications. The California-based independent brokerage will implement PurlinOS, Purlin Clo

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  • MBA’s HMDA analysis finds proprietary reverse mortgages jumped 118% in 2025,HousingWire Automation

    MBA’s HMDA analysis finds proprietary reverse mortgages jumped 118% in 2025

    Proprietary reverse mortgages continued to gain market share in 2025, fueled by rapid growth in originations and larger loan balances, according to a Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) analysis of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data. The analysis, released Monday as MBA’s Chart of the Week, com

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