Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, they’ll take a look at the Compass acquisition of popular real estate customer relationship management platform Contactually. Continue reading
The rental-by-owner company announced the acquisition Thursday, saying in a statement that Hotel Tonight will help further Airbnb’s mission to “create a world where anyone can belong anywhere.” Continue reading
Keller Williams company-wide purge of, “ghost agents” immediately dropped the franchisor’s agent count by nearly 11,000, according to company earnings. Continue reading
Changes are afoot for Miami’s most well-known real estate duo — the Jills are forming a new company through a collaboration with the Zeder Team. Continue reading
Zillow dived into iBuying after seeing it as an “existential threat,” the company’s newly reinstalled CEO said this week, and he anticipates major changes to its current practice of charging agents for a subscription to get leads. Continue reading
Leading Edge Real Estate, a Boston indie that split from RE/MAX Integra is suing its former franchisor for what it’s calling a “predatory recruiting” campaign in violation of franchise agreements, in the wake of the divorce. Continue reading
APR president Mike Hulme vowed to agents in a company-wide memo in August of 2018 never to “impede your business by forcing you to change brokerages,” a clear swipe at Compass. Continue reading
Imaging company Matterport has raised $48 million in a new round of funding, which it plans to spend beefing up its service offerings. Continue reading
Online real estate giant Zillow has begun airing its first-ever iBuyer TV ads, which lean heavily into the company’s widespread name recognition and play up the program’s ease of use. Continue reading
Fresh off the heels of a record-setting year, Sotheby’s International Realty announced Tuesday plans to consolidate the franchise and company-owned businesses under a single umbrella. Continue reading