Fidelity National Financial adds new digital opening package for homebuyer and seller transactions

The startSafe opening package will be an add-on to Fidelity National Financial’s WireSafe program and will provide an authenticated, secure digital portal for buyer and seller transactions. Continue reading

John Daugherty Realtors files for bankruptcy 3 days after Douglas Elliman deal died

The Houston-based brokerage recently announced plans to move its team to Douglas Elliman without incorporating the John Daugherty name. Continue reading

These 15 markets are poised to become the next iBuying hotspots

A change in FDIC regulations will make it easier for iBuyers to enter markets in the North and South, according to home-value data platform Ownerly. Continue reading

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pappas House sells in St. Louis

After buying the iconic Frank Lloyd Wright’s Theodore A. Pappas House in St. Louis, preservationist Michael Miner plans to turn it into a museum. Continue reading

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Arizona Properties launches iBuyer

The Offer Optimizer service gives clients the opportunity to sell to an iBuyer, on the open market, or not even sell, all with the help of a local agent. Continue reading

EXCLUSIVE: Compass is launching a luxury division

In the wake of the company’s heavy recruitment of luxury agents, the company is launching a new division to support its growing luxury real estate presence. Continue reading

Top real estate firms subpoenaed in discrimination investigation

Coldwell Banker, Keller Williams, RE/MAX and Douglas Elliman are among the firms to receive subpoenas in the wake of a Newsday report exposing housing discrimination. Continue reading

‘We’re going to let the market determine the price’: Famed Richard Neutra home hits market

The Lovell Health House helped turn Neutra into a star of modernist architecture and hasn’t been on the market since 1961. Continue reading