Real Brokerage Touts 26% Agent Growth Ahead of REMAX Deal Closing
Florida-based Real Brokerage, like many other big players in the industry, is seeking to grow through acquisition. Its deal to...
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Zillow Claims No Impact From Lawsuits, Google Initiative as Portal Posts 18% Revenue Growth
Zillow Group reported an 18% increase in second-quarter revenue Wednesday, topping its high-end forecast even as the online real estate...
Realtracs and Zillow Strike Deal to Avoid Listing Shut-Off
Tennessee-based MLS Realtracs, two months after threatening to join Chicago-based MRED in cutting Zillow off from its listing feed, has...
The ‘Rebuilding Phase Is Largely Behind Us,’ Offerpad CEO Says
Years after so-called iBuyers—companies that promised to quickly buy and flip homes using algorithms to make profits—were supposed to take...
Judge Throws Out Zillow Class-Action Claims as Plaintiffs Fail to Show Steering, Deception
A judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit against Zillow and a real estate brokerage, saying that lawyers representing homebuyers who used...
Compass Releases New Study on Private Listings, Touting Larger Price Premium
The battle over private listings is playing out nearly everywhere—from statehouses and courthouses to brokerage offices and Wall Street boardrooms....
Federal Lawmakers Home In on MRED-Compass Partnership
A federal congressional committee sent letters to Compass CEO Robert Reffkin and MRED CEO Rebecca Jensen in relation to their...
Real-REMAX Deal Clears DOJ and FTC Scrutiny
According to a regulatory filing yesterday, Real’s bid to purchase REMAX for $880 million is moving forward—as far as the...
Keller Williams Snatches Up Jason Mitchell Group
Mega-franchisor Keller Williams announced today that it has acquired ascendant independent brokerage the Jason Mitchell Group (JMG), in yet another...
Bright MLS Updates Listing Rules, Allowing ‘Suppression’ of Property Stats and Private Listing Filter
Bright MLS, covering a huge swath of territory across the Mid-Atlantic coast region, is currently the largest multiple listing service...
Smart Kitchen Gadgets Worth Buying…and Ones to Avoid
“The smartest kitchen is not the one with the most gadgets,” says one expert on kitchens. “It is the one where every product has a job, every surface is easy to use and the person cooking does not feel surrounded by things that are in the way.” Read more.
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