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Real Estate’s Next Battle Isn’t Over Listings. It’s Over the Customer

Real Estate’s Next Battle Isn’t Over Listings. It’s Over the Customer

by John G. Stevens | Sep 1, 2026 | Industry Updates, Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Rocket Companies announced a new CEO for Redfin on Monday morning. Normally, I would consider that an executive personnel story and move on. This one caught my attention because of who Rocket hired and, more importantly, what Rocket said it wants him to do. Alessio...
Rocket Mortgage Debuts Campaign Aimed at High-Interest Credit Card Debt

Rocket Mortgage Debuts Campaign Aimed at High-Interest Credit Card Debt

by Phil Hall | Aug 4, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Rocket Mortgage, a division of Detroit-headquartered Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT), has launched a marketing campaign encouraging homeowners to tap into their home equity as a strategy for avoiding high-interest credit card debt. The campaign debuted today with a new...
Rocket Sues UWM, Claiming Breach of Contract of MSR Agreement

Rocket Sues UWM, Claiming Breach of Contract of MSR Agreement

by Phil Hall | May 14, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Rocket Mortgage division of Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT) has filed a lawsuit against United Wholesale Mortgage (NYSE: UWMC) claiming it breached the non-solicitation agreements linked to the sale of mortgage-servicing rights (MSR) to Nationstar Mortgage Group,...
Rocket Mortgage to Offer Bridge Loans for Homeowners

Rocket Mortgage to Offer Bridge Loans for Homeowners

by Phil Hall | Jun 25, 2025 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Rocket Mortgage, a division of Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT), announced the addition of bridge loans to its product offerings. According to a statement from the Detroit-headquartered company, the new product “allows current homeowners to use equity to compete...
Rocket Mortgage to Offer Bridge Loans for Homeowners

Rocket Mortgage to Exit the Canadian Market

by Phil Hall | Mar 7, 2025 | International Real Estate News, Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Detroit-headquartered Rocket Mortgage is withdrawing from the Canadian housing market. According to combined media reports, the company initially expanded to Canada in 2020 with a headquarters in Windsor, Ontario. Rocket Mortgage plans to complete its exit from the...
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