The loan officer engineer: The $11,898 problem
Freddie Mac data puts 67% of origination cost in personnel, even after years of digital mortgage spend
The real AI divide in the mortgage industry
Q1 2026 origination costs averaged $11,898 while lenders earned $727, or 16 bps, in pre-tax production profit
Real REMAX Group closes merger, REAX begins trading Aug. 25
Combined platform cites 180,000 agents in 120 countries and territories, including 100,000 in the U.S. and Canada.
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