Though the security breach had been fixed as of Friday, it previously let anyone who had a link to certain documents on First American’s website access additional electronic records simply by changing a single digit in the URL. Continue reading
Owners.com, a former for-sale-by-owner search site turned tech-focused brokerage, is making the switch to employee agents, according to job listings in multiple markets. Continue reading
The data has to do with hosts and reservations on Airbnb’s platform and will be partially anonymized, Airbnb confirmed Friday. Continue reading
Global luxury real estate brand Engel & Völkers announced Thursday it’s entering the Brooklyn market with three new offices led by Donald Brennan, a longtime residential real estate leader in New York City. Continue reading
Need something to occupy your spare moments between running errands and open houses this weekend? Check out this week’s top news and our “Back to Basics” series. Continue reading
Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, after a two-month partnership, Redfin and RE/MAX have ended their deal. Continue reading
Transgender people experience homelessness at higher rates than the average population, according to surveys. One recent report by the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), a trans rights advocacy group, found that up to 30 percent of its 27… Continue reading
NRT CEO Ryan Gorman is heads down, using big data to figure out how to get out from under commercial leases, reducing the biggest expense of most broker-owners: office space provided to house weak agents. They are also shedding more and more poor perfo… Continue reading
Realogy, Keller Williams, HomeServices of America and RE/MAX filed a motion on May 17 to dismiss the class action lawsuit filed by homeseller Christopher Moehrl seeking to upend the traditional commission structure in the real estate industry. Continue reading
Six months after Amazon said it would build a major office in Arlington County, Virginia, home prices in the area have risen by $110,000. Continue reading