Exclusive: Chicago’s @properties teams up with Ansley Atlanta

A new partnership has united Chicago-based @properties, one of the largest real estate firms in the U.S. by transactions, with Georgia firm Ansley Atlanta. Continue reading

Who’s the real Real Trends 500 winner? Depends on who you ask

In a statement to Inman, NRT CEO Ryan Gorman declined to address the slide to number two and instead focused on NRT retaining the top spot in sales volume. Continue reading

Real Trends 500 website hacked hours after new rankings debut

Just hours after announcing its latest real estate rankings, Real Trends 500 said it was the victim of a deliberate digital attack that brought down its website. Continue reading

Fannie Mae appoints Hugh Frater as permanent CEO

Fannie Mae has appointed Hugh Frater as its permanent chief executive officer following a six-month search to replace former CEO Timothy Mayoupolos, who stepped down in October. Continue reading

How much house can you afford? Realtor.com’s new tool will tell you

Realtor.com on Wednesday introduced ‘Price Perfect,’ a new feature for its website and mobile apps to help home buyers more deeply understand their buying power when shopping for homes.  Continue reading

HomeServices dethrones NRT as top brokerage in the US: Real Trends

HomeServices of America has ended NRT’s two-decade reign atop the Real Trends 500 list, beating the Realogy company in number of transactions. Continue reading

Here’s why this broker started his own iBuyer

Lamacchia Development, a sister company to the Massachusetts-based Lamacchia Realty, closed on its first home through the company’s iBuyer program, Offer Now. Continue reading

Revaluate’s ‘Likely-To-Move’ score is right 1 in 5 times

Altos Research performed an independent study of Revaluate’s “Likely-To-Move” score, and the results show that it’s accurate 19.5 percent of the time. Continue reading