• CrossCountry Mortgage hires Sam Sharp as regional EVP in Chicago,Sarah Wolak

    CrossCountry Mortgage hires Sam Sharp as regional EVP in Chicago

    CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM) announced Friday that it has hired Sam Sharp as regional executive vice president, expanding the lender’s presence in the Chicago market. Sharp, who brings more than 23 years of mortgage industry experience, is known in the Chicago area for a borrower-focused approach and

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  • Post-holiday pending sales rebound exposes regional divides,Rachel Bader, HW Data

    Post-holiday pending sales rebound exposes regional divides

    The U.S. housing market is showing clear signs of a post-holiday recovery. Pending home sales climbed to 50,096 new contracts this week, a 25.7% increase from last week’s 39,841, as buyer activity rebounds from the typical holiday slowdown. The increase in buyer activity, combined with shifting mark

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  • KB Home opens new wildfire-resilient community in NorCal hills,Tyler Williams

    KB Home opens new wildfire-resilient community in NorCal hills

    In the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, KB Home has unveiled a fire-resilient new-home subdivision designed and engineered to protect homeowners, buffer neighboring communities and potentially lower property insurance rates.  The homebuilder opened its model home and began selling

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