Housing counseling agency sues its founder for alleged fraud

The National Asian American Coalition said only a small percentage of the counseling sessions it billed California $12 million for was actually provided. Continue reading

New tech company looks to Humaniz agent recruiting

Using automated outreach and qualification workflows, Humaniz removes the manual, repetitive tasks to shrink the process and allow business managers to merely decide from a system-delivered list of sound candidates, the company said. Continue reading

Zillow appoints new CFO amid push to build ‘housing super app’

Jeremy Hofmann has played a key role in the super app push so far and also oversaw Zillow’s acquisition of ShowingTime, the company said. Continue reading

Florida bans Chinese citizens from buying real estate over 2 acres

On May 8, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 264. The new law restricts real estate purchases in the state by citizens of China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela and Syria. Continue reading

‘Innovative’ digital-ad builder Adwerx lands $3M in funding

The company set the standard for easy digital advertising campaigns for real estate agents and brokerages, using retargeting and fast onboarding to place agents across the internet. Continue reading

Meet Selling Sunset’s newest agent, Bre Tiesi

You might know Bre Tiesi from headlines about her son with Nick Cannon or her ex, Johnny Manziel, but right now she’s focused on shaking up the Selling Sunset cast. Get the Real Tea on Bre Tiesi and her first season at The Oppenheim Group. Continue reading

Sam Zell, billionaire real estate investor, dies at 81

The founder and chairman of Equity Residential had interests spanning real estate, manufacturing, healthcare and media, among other sectors. Continue reading

Q1 2023 earnings roundup: Has real estate adjusted to the new normal?

Check out the earnings-related news to see how your brokerage or favorite real estate-related investment fared in the first three months of 2023. Continue reading