In the two new markets, Redfin agents – who are employees, not independent contractors – will sell homes for a 1.5 percent listing fee versus the industry standard 3 percent. However, 1.5 percent is still higher than the 1 percent listing fee Redfin of… Continue reading
On Sunday, HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver delved into the mobile home industry, otherwise known as the manufactured home or trailer industry. Continue reading
Research shows that many Millennials don’t think they’ll ever buy a home. Those who did spend nearly half of their income to pay for it. Continue reading
Tour24 is an app that helps prospective renters tour apartments on their own. A leasing office can determine the hours the app allows, monitor time-in and out, and set the schedules for the validity of the smart lock’s access code. Continue reading
MoxiWorks has partnered with safety device company Revolar Technology to offer agents a discount for one of the company’s wearables. Continue reading
Whether it’s explaining trash disposal, providing lease information or coordinating a visit by a plumber, communicating with tenants costs time and money for property managers and landlords. Continue reading
There are more than a million agents in the U.S. right now, but if some of the industry’s leaders are right that number is poised to get much smaller. Continue reading
Keller Williams has famously declared itself a “technology company” and is investing heavily in software, but it turns out the firm has an even more specific goal in mind: It wants to be Redfin. Continue reading
A month and a half after Compass surprised the real estate industry by snatching up CRM maker Contractually, Robert Reffkin said he doesn’t care if his company builds or buys its technology. Continue reading
As our nation awaits for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether the Trump administration can add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, two important questions affecting more than 43.5 million Americans won’t be asked at all. The missing question… Continue reading