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Keller Williams taps Shanan Steere to head up leadership growth

Housing Wire

In the role, Steere will be charged with “reimagining core market center leadership training,” with the hope of recruiting future leaders to the company. “As Steere started her career as a real estate agent in 1997 and joined a KW affiliate in 2004, later launching a KW franchise in Shawnee, Kansas.

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Homestar names Gurp Bhandal EVP of national production

Housing Wire

The new division executives include Gus Lobo who joined the company since its inception in 2002 and now leads 200 employees, including 136 MLOs across 37 branch locations and also focus on recruitment and training. Wendell Couch joined in 2008 and closed over $1 billion in loan production in 2021.

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Reverse mortgage veteran reflects on his career: ‘Everyone has a story to tell’

Housing Wire

Our area manager at Wells Fargo approached me in June 2004 and asked if I had ever considered doing reverse mortgages. In August 2004, I went out to Boston for a week of reverse mortgage training. Wells Fargo had very good and thorough training — it was a solid week because you needed to focus solely on reverse mortgages.

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Old Republic announces new chief financial officer

Housing Wire

Mueller has been with Old Republic since 2004. Mueller will work with Sodaro, a CPA by training, in an advisory role until he retires, the company said. The title insurance giant announced that Frank Sodaro will succeed Karl Mueller as chief financial officer when Mueller retires at the end of June.

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Van Ness and Diaz Reelected to Legal League’s Advisory Council

Appraisal Buzz

The firm has represented national mortgage lenders and servicers since 2004, making it one of the older default firms serving Florida. “I We pivoted to virtual summit attendance and increased webinars, White Papers, certification training, amicus brief participation, and CLEs.

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Mortgage Bankers Association Taps Laura Escobar as Chair for 2025

Appraisal Buzz

Escobar is a 37-year mortgage industry veteran, She has held leadership positions with both bank-owned and independent mortgage companies overseeing all aspects of mortgage banking. She has served as president of Lennar Mortgage, the mortgage lending subsidiary of Lennar Corp., since 2018. Escobar joined Lennar Mortgage in 2002 as branch manager.

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Inside Redfin’s unique, brave and vulnerable business model

Housing Wire

Alipour gushed about Redfin’s training program, and she accessed maternity leave benefits other agents lack. An independent contractor agent mostly finds their own leads and can receive minimal training or resources from their brokerage. They provided me training, and marketing, and covered mileage.”. Trust the process.

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