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Editor’s Note: The following insights are from RISMedia’s latest Premier exclusive report, “Social Media & Digital Trends for 2022,” and include excerpts from Section 2: Top-Performing Social Media Platforms & Section 3: From Boomers to Gen Zers, Exploring Generational Trends.

Independent mortgage banks (IMBs) and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a net gain of $223 on each loan they originated in the first quarter of 2022, down from a reported gain of $1,099 per loan in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to the Quarterly Mortgage Bankers Performance Report, released by the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) this week.

Vylla Home, the nationwide real estate brokerage of The Carrington Companies, recently added a few more states to its license roster, the company has announced. The company’s service area now includes Louisiana, South Dakota and West Virginia; and there are plans to expand to Ohio and additional states in the latter half of 2022, the company stated.

Sales of new single-family homes continued to fall for the fourth-straight month in April, plummeting to their lowest level since before the pandemic.

According to a joint report from the U.S. Censure Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the seasonally adjusted sales rate was 591,000, representing a 16.6% drop from March sales of 709,000 and a 26.9% drop below April 2021 sales of 809,000

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Fathom Holdings Inc. has announced it has established a new veteran division that will provide specialized resources, support and opportunities for Fathom’s current and former military service members, as well as resources for veteran home buyers and sellers, and those still on active duty.