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Peerage acquires Sotheby’s International Realty Canada

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The Canadian branch of Sotheby’s International Realty has been acquired by Peerage Realty Partners, a subsidiary of private equity firm Peerage Capital. Continue reading →

News Corp. falls short on revenue, touts ‘healthy growth’ in real estate services

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News Corp., the parent company of Move’s realtor.com and Australia-based REA Group, beat analysts’ expectations Thursday, posting adjusted third quarter fiscal year 2019 earnings of 4 cents per share, compared to the consensus estimate of 1 cent per sh… Continue reading →

Zillow will buy and sell homes in LA, Austin, San Diego and more

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Zillow announced on Thursday it’s expanding its direct-to-consumer home buying and selling platform known as Zillow Offers to Austin, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Antonio, San Diego and Tampa within the next year.  Continue reading →

Reali raises $9M in funding round

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Flat-fee brokerage Reali announced it has raised $9 million in its latest funding round, adding to the tens of millions of dollars the company has previously pulled in from investors. Continue reading →

Realtor group sends cease and desist over CoreLogic data breach

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The Austin Board of Realtors is demanding that the Travis Central Appraisal District stop using and destroy any multiple listing service data it may have obtained from CoreLogic. Continue reading →

EXp World Holdings hits quarterly revenue record of $157M

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Revenue for eXp World Holdings jumped 153 percent year-over-year to a quarterly record high of $157 million, according to a first-quarter earnings report.  Continue reading →

Home leaseback startup EasyKnock raises $215M

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EasyKnock will pay off the mortgage and after a two-week closing time, homeowners will receive their equity cash out. From there, can stay in their current home as renters anywhere from three to 18 months (a year and a half) as they search for a new ho… Continue reading →

Realogy CEO buys $1M of company stock following losses

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One week after Realogy stock sank to a new low, CEO Ryan Schneider has purchased $1 million worth of the company’s shares in an apparent show of support for the brand. Continue reading →

Florida indie brokerage unveils agent tech platform, plans expansion

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Automated Back End provides agents with automation and collaboration tools, e-signing software and one-click marketing. It is designed to work on all of an agent’s electronic devices. Continue reading →