
JLL: Urban retail recovery still ongoing, but on ‘trajectory toward normalcy’
A new report from JLL has posited that, while the recovery of urban retail real estate is still ongoing, it feels like urban markets are

A new report from JLL has posited that, while the recovery of urban retail real estate is still ongoing, it feels like urban markets are

New-home sales took a nosedive in April, with the seasonally adjusted annual rate of 591,000 units sold during the month registering as the lowest level

A new single-family rental (SFR) market report from Attom Data Solutions revealed that profit margins on three-bedroom SFR homes are falling across most of the

The persistent shortage that has plagued the U.S. housing market for years may be on the cusp of letting up, according to Redfin. Per data
Title Alliance announced its expansion into the Nevada market, growing the company’s footprint into its 13th state with the opening of Title Alliance of Las
Open Mortgage selected Brenda Hedeen as its new chief financial officer while Anthony Nolte, the company’s CFO and legal counsel since 2019, was appointed to

Existing-home sales dropped for the third consecutive month in April, falling to their slowest pace since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new

A new Zillow study found that homes in U.S. suburbs have recently been appreciating faster than urban homes, reversing historic norms and highlighting buyers’ preferences

Housing starts receded in April, coming in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.72 million units, down 0.2% from March, according to a new

Fraud risk within the mortgage industry was unchanged from fourth-quarter 2021 to first-quarter 2022, although risk has spiked on a year-over-year basis, according to CoreLogic.
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Arlington, Massachusetts
5 years in business
In 2023, Lauren helped launch Leader Bank’s Cape Cod Mortgage Office, growing the team from #11 to #2 Purchase Lender. Her volume rose over 40% to $40M in 2025. She’s built a thriving business, a new loan office, and raised three kids. She is a rock star!