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Metaprop is raising $100M real estate tech fund

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This will be the third fund for the venture capital firm, which previously has invested in technology related to everything from AI to property management and appraisals. Continue reading →

KW franchise in Missouri fined for dozens of licensing violations

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Keller Williams Realty Chesterfield, a Missouri-based Keller Wiliams franchise, was fined $10,000 and its associate broker Rebecca Reich Rose was placed on a two-year probation period for numerous instances of unlicensed real estate activity and other … Continue reading →

Engel & Völkers launches new mega website for consumers, agents

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The site is specific to the Americas region and has a suite of agent tools including CRM tech, lead management, a business dashboard and more. Continue reading →

Owners of Frank Lloyd Wright home are trying to tear it down

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The new owners, Jean Jingnan Yang and Justin Jun Lu of Riverwoods, Illinois, bought the 106-year-old property for $550,000 on May 9. Continue reading →

Wells Fargo hires mortgage tech chief from JP Morgan

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Steve Hagerman will serve as Wells Fargo’s head of consumer lending technology and will be responsible for the bank’s new and emerging technology platforms. Continue reading →

Century 21 Beachside and Coldwell Banker Beachside are shutting down

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Tom Denny, the longtime owner of both residential brokerage franchises, plans to retire, he told Inman. That means all the more than 550 agents who presently hang their hats across the 10 offices maintained by the two brokerages will be looking for new… Continue reading →

Redfin CEO talks iBuyer strategy, MLSs and more ahead of ICLV

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Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman hopped on a call with Inman to discuss some of his company’s latest news and preview his comments for the upcoming Inman Connect in Las Vegas, where he’ll be speaking on the main stage. Continue reading →

‘Outside the box’: HomeSmart franchisee acquires Realty One Group brokerages

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A fact sheet explaining the new franchise arrangement, reviewed last week by Inman, states both the Realty One Group and the HomeSmart offices will continue operating independently of each other. Continue reading →