Flat-fee brokerage Houwzer expands into Tampa

The launch marks the brokerage’s second foray into Florida, after moving into Orlando in the summer of 2020. Continue reading

Homie to add 1,000 new buy-side agents

The new agents will be added across all of Homie’s markets, but the majority will be recruited to assist buyers in Utah. Continue reading

Flat-fee brokerage Houwzer hustles up $9.5M in Series A funding

The Philadelphia-based brokerage will use the funds to fuel expansion in Baltimore and Orlando and launch title and insurance divisions later this year. Continue reading

‘HGTV generation’ still wants agents

Consumers are more empowered then ever today, but real estate industry leaders still believe agents will be able to thrive over the next decade. Continue reading

Redefy teams up on referrals with Home Captain

The flat-fee brokerage will now connect unrepresented buyers to agents in Home Captain’s network of 32,000 real estate pros. Continue reading

Tony Hawk says real estate agents will go extinct in Home Bay ad

Ken Potashner, chairman and CEO, says the savings Home Bay is able to offer buyers and sellers isn’t because his company is skirting on service — he says his tech platform makes everything more efficient and faster, with an average sale time of 38 days. Continue reading

Flat-fee brokerage Home Bay raises $13.5M, plans expansion

Flat-fee real estate company Home Bay just raised millions of dollars and has plans for a major expansion, marking the latest development in the cut-throat world of disruptive low-cost brokerages. Continue reading

Utah flat-fee brokerage agrees to end political campaign-style ads

Homie first made headlines in October when voters in Maricopa County noticed teal signs encouraging them to “vote for homie.” Continue reading

HEAR IT: Reali releases threatening call from Compass agent

Compass confirmed the call did come from one of its agents but declined to provide the agent’s name. The company said it was spurred by an incident were a Reali employee set up a sign advertising its flat-fee services outside a Compass open house Continue reading