Optimal Blue announced yesterday that industry veteran Joe Tyrrell would be taking the CEO role at the company. Tyrrell was a long-time executive at Ellie Mae before it was acquired by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) in 2020. He served as president of ICE Mortgage Technology for three years before l

Rithm Capital, the parent company of multichannel lender Newrez, announced on Tuesday that it has closed a transaction with Great Ajax Corp., which resulted in the purchase of 2.9 million shares of its peer’s common stock.Rithm, a New York-based real estate investment trust, has invested in becoming

The National Association of Realtors addressed concerns of agent steering in its latest update to its commission lawsuit settlement FAQs. The topic of steering — when a buyer’s agent or broker prevents buyers from seeing homes that offer commissions lower than is typical for a market or discourages

Oren Alexander, a top real estate broker and co-founder of the Side-brokered firm Official Partners, along with his twin brother, Alon Alexander, have been accused of raping at least two women in New York. The two lawsuits were filed in March 2024 and were first reported by The Real Deal.The lawsuit