

This Week's Industry Headlines with Kevin Kauffman & Fred Weaver
JPMorgan Chase tightens mortgage lending standards amid uncertainty
The lender will require a 700 credit score and 20% down for mortgages
Good News for kW Agents…
Keller Williams Offices Reducing CAPS in half.
eXp Realty lays off 15% of staff amid market slowdown
Executives at the company are taking salary reductions in an effort to reduce company expenses as home sales across the country slow
Redfin is furloughing 41% of its real estate agents
The company announced it's also laying off 7% of its staff in an SEC filing
Realogy temporarily cuts executive pay amid coronavirus slowdown
Realogy CEO Ryan Schneider is taking a 90% pay cut while his direct reports are reducing compensation by 50%
eXp World Holdings reports first profitable quarter since NASDAQ listing
The company reported $800K in net income for the fourth quarter of 2019 while revenue grew 82%
Net income for eXp World Holdings was reported at $800,000 in the fourth quarter of 2019, or a diluted $0.01 per share. In the fourth quarter of 2018, eXp Realty reported a net loss of $5.2 million.
For the full year 2019, eXp World Holdings reported a net loss of $9.6 million, or $0.15 per diluted share. In 2018, the company posted a net loss of $22 million, so it improved over those numbers in 2019.