Neighborhoods.com and 55places.com get funding

Long Ridge Equity Partners funds both sites with an undisclosed amount, and former Zillow Group exec Dan Hang has joined the board. Continue reading

In race for tech talent, Compass swoops in after Uber lays off 400

Compass CCO Matt Spangler reached out to departing Uber staffers on Twitter as the company seeks to build engineering and product development teams. Continue reading

Opendoor will expand into Salt Lake City, Boise and St. Louis

The iBuyer plans make offers on homes in Salt Lake City and Boise later this year, followed by St. Louis in 2020, the company announced Tuesday. Continue reading

How to sell investment properties

Real estate professionals said keys to selling investment properties include focusing on returns and thinking like a financial planner Continue reading

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

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

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

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