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Attention, agents: Opendoor launches new referrals program

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Opendoor introduced on Tuesday a new program to refer clients outside of the company’s buy parameters to partner real estate agents.  Continue reading →

Red Oak Realty reveals new website, platform redesign

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Red Oak Realty has launched a new website and redeveloped tech platform to streamline its business, epitomizing the way indie brokerages are increasingly beefing up their software capabilities. Continue reading →

Two developers in college admissions scandal plead guilty

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Robert Flaxman, the CEO and co-founder of Crown Realty and Development and Bruce Isackson, president of the California-based WP Investments, are both pleading guilty for their roles in the massive, highly publicized college fraud scheme, the U.S. Attor… Continue reading →

Real Trends vs. Swanepoel Mega 1000: firms spar over lists

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Real Trends, the analytics and consulting firm behind the Real Trends 500, is taking aim at T3 Sixty, the publisher of the Swanepoel Mega 1000, another industry ranking of the top brokerages in the county. Continue reading →

Does the car an agent drives to a listing appointment matter?

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When Courtney Clarke showed up to meet a potential client last month, the first thing she ended up talking about was her 2018 M5 BMW. The man, a mechanic, loved it. Continue reading →

NY developer sentenced to 6 years in prison for fraud

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A New York-based real estate developer was sentenced to six years in prison on Thursday for running a years-long scheme to defraud investors of $58 million, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced.  Continue reading →

ReferralExchange partners with HomeSmart, expands to Canada

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ReferralExchange announced Thursday that it is expanding into Canada, and that it has teamed up with tech-forward real estate company HomeSmart. Continue reading →