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RE/MAX’s ambitious goal? To be real estate industry’s tech leader

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CEO Adam Contos made the pledge Monday at the RE/MAX Broker Owner Conference in Chicago while unveiling the company’s end-to-end technology platform. Continue reading →

Critics slam presidential hopeful’s plan to ‘tax the hell’ out of the rich

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One analyst said Friday that the tax proposal from presidential candidate and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio ‘would destroy a lot of wealth in the country.’ Continue reading →

The Real Word: The Amazon-Realogy partnership and TurnKey

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Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, Amazon and Realogy partnered up to introduce a new platform called TurnKey that aims to simplify the buying and moving process. Continue reading →

Redfin CEO: Amazon-Realogy partnership not a ‘serious move into the real estate market’

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Glenn Kelman suggested in the earnings call Thursday that few people turn to Amazon for “soft services.” He also revealed that he’d like to be able to sell 10 percent of the homes listed with Redfin to unrepresented buyers Continue reading →

Redfin experiences ‘turning point,’ beats expectations with $197.8M in revenue

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CEO Glenn Kelman also said the company’s webs traffic and brokerage sales accelerated for the second straight quarter. Continue reading →

RE/MAX reports $71.4M in revenue, net income of $8.6M in Q2

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The franchisor’s revenue in the second quarter was boosted by Motto Mortgage franchise sales and international growth, according to RE/MAX executives. Continue reading →

United Real Estate accused of removing thousands of agent websites

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Former franchise owners allege in lawsuit that by removing the websites the company’s customer relationship management software was rendered useless. Continue reading →

Groundfloor gets $3M more from individual real estate investors

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Crowdfunded investment platform Groundfloor raises $3 million more and doubles year-over-year revenue. Continue reading →