Redfin announced Wednesday it has been quietly testing a pilot program in Boston, a revised version of its 2006 service Redfin Direct, that allows consumers to make direct offers on Redfin-listed homes through the company’s website. Continue reading
REX, a well-funded brokerage out to bypass the MLS, announced on Wednesday expansions into the Boston, Chicago, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. metro areas. Continue reading
Apparently, the agent who made a steamy real estate video to accompany a listing in Australia that went viral on social media was doing something right. Continue reading
Other listing data intended for Realtors’ eyes only appeared publicly on several listings viewed by Inman last week on Compass’s mobile app and desktop website. Among them: detailed showing instructions, contact information for vendors and property dis… Continue reading
The “housing bubble” sparked the Great Recession. Some experts worry an impending “auto bubble” will do the same. Continue reading
Scott Petronis, the newly appointed chief product and technology officer at discount brokerage Redefy believes the consumer is getting overshadowed in the real estate industry. Finding a company that he believes has a greater focus on the consumer is a… Continue reading
EXp Realty announced today the promotion of Dave Conord and Stacey Onnen as, co-presidents. In their new roles, Conord will oversee eXp Realty’s growth while Onnen will focus on brokerage operations. Continue reading
Referrals continue to play a key role in many real estate agents’ business even as the market has softened, according to a new survey. Continue reading
After 23 years of marriage, I was finished. For the last nine of those years, I’d owned a house with a garden in East Tennessee where I grew herbs, perennials, wildflowers and vegetables. I gathered herbal bouquets and dried flowers. I was a member of … Continue reading
(Editor’s note: This story is part of a series for The John A. Hartford Foundation.) Health care is a huge priority for Next Avenue — always, but especially right now. Specifically, how health care can do a better job serving older Americans, and how o… Continue reading