Author Archives: Marian McPherson

Residential marketplace newbie Realoq expands to 3 new states

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California-based, “multi-sided” residential portal Realoq has expanded to Florida, Georgia and North Carolina. The company raised $3 million in seed funding in 2023. Continue reading →

Ben Bray & Associates joins Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate

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Ben Bray & Associates, a 27-year-old Tennessee brokerage, is the sixth to join Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate in 2024. The Lafayette-based brokerage boasts 28 agents across two offices. Continue reading →

Microsoft removes portal data from Bing Real Estate after outcry

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Four days after Bing Real Estate came under fire for its alleged co-opting of listing data from Zillow, Redfin and Realtor.com, Microsoft has removed for-sale listing data from its site. Continue reading →

NAR Pride Month post draws hundreds of anti-LGBTQ+ replies

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The National Association of Realtors’ Instragram post highlighting Pride Month has garnered nearly 900 comments — the majority of them against the LGBTQ+ community. The LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance has called on NAR to control the comments section and r… Continue reading →

RealScout becomes LeadingRE’s newest preferred vendor

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California-based proptech leader RealScout has become Leading Real Estate Companies of the World’s newest Solutions Group program member, according to an announcement on Wednesday. LeadingRE member brokers who register for a new RealScout account throu… Continue reading →

Median price per square foot is up 52.7% since 2019: Realtor.com

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Home values have boomed over the past five years, with New York, Boston and Nashville experiencing double-digit gains in the median price per square foot. Continue reading →

Microsoft’s mysterious real estate portal sparks data safety concerns

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Industry watchers are sounding the alarm about Microsoft’s Bing Real Estate, a site that for several months has been reposting listings from Zillow, Realtor.com and Redfin without explanation. Continue reading →

Sellers are cutting prices at record pace to combat softening demand

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Sluggish homebuyer activity has pushed sellers to adjust their price expectations, according to Redfin’s latest report. The median asking price declined for the first time in six months to $416,000. Continue reading →

Judge dismisses eXp Realty, Glenn Sanford from sexual assault suit

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A judge dismissed eXp Realty and founder Glenn Sanford from a sexual assault lawsuit that claimed both entities ignored the alleged actions of two star agents — David Golden and Michael Bjorkman — for financial gain. Continue reading →