Zavvie announces major partners for iBuyer comparison platform

Real estate tech startup zavvie announced that its proprietary iBuyer comparison tool Offer Optimizer is coming to six new brokerages.  Continue reading

Douglas Elliman agent deceived seller in dual agency deal: Lawsuit

A newly amended lawsuit alleges Douglas Elliman’s Florida operation failed to supervise its agents, one of whom is accused of committing forgery and fraud. Continue reading

Douglas Elliman sets up shop in Texas

Douglas Elliman announced on Tuesday a partnership with Sudhoff Companies, a nine-year-old Houston, Texas, brokerage that specializes in luxury residential sales and marketing. Continue reading

Pennsylvania agent offers to rep Trump in Greenland sale

Long and Foster agent Michael Murphy said in a video he sent to the White House that he’d be willing to take a lower commission on the billion dollar deal. Continue reading

Housing companies are forcing consumers into arbitration

Lennar, Centex, KB Home, D.R. Horton and Airbnb are among a bevy of companies that include forced arbitration clauses in contracts, according to a new study. Continue reading

Constellation Real Estate acquires SmartZip Analytics assets

The aquisition includes SmartZip Analytics’ SmartTargeting platform, patent-pending predictive analytics, data solutions, and its automated referral-building content system. Continue reading

Smokey Mountains named the best spot to buy vacation rentals

The Smokey Mountains, a range that spans the border between Tennessee and North Carolina, is currently the hottest place in the U.S. for vacation rentals, according to a new report from vacation rental startup Vacasa. Continue reading

Private equity firm buys majority stake in startup Inside Real Estate

Lovell Minnick Partners also recently purchased ATTOM Data Solutions, indicating its growing appetite for real estate firms. Continue reading

Lone Wolf, SkySlope dissolve partnership

Lone Wolf Technologies announced Monday that its partnership with transaction management software platform SkySlope will end on September 1 after SkySlope opted to not to renew the partnership agreement. Continue reading