HAR.com and NTREIS now offering popular app to 73K Realtors for free

The Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) and North Texas Real Estate Information Systems (NTREIS) announced Wednesday that its pro-level iOS and Android app will now be available at no additional cost to more 38,000 subscribers of its MLS, making the … Continue reading

EXCLUSIVE: Compass scoops up Contactually, CRM-maker beloved by rivals

Compass is set to acquire Contactually, a cloud-based real estate software company with one of the industry’s leading customer relationship management (CRM) systems. Contactually’s team of 32 engineers will join Compass’ 270-person tech team to further… Continue reading

Pending home sales decline annually for 13th straight month

The National Association of Realtors Pending Homes Sales Index declined 2.3 percent year-over-year in January, the 13th straight month of such declines.   Continue reading

Sotheby’s achieves record year, despite industry-wide slowdown

Sotheby’s International Realty achieved a record year for sales volume amid the backdrop of a slowing market in 2018, the company announced. Continue reading

Insurance startup TheGuarantors secures $15M Series B round

Insurance startup TheGuarantors has secured $15 million in Series B funding, executives for the company announced this week. Continue reading

Home prices jumped 5.7% year-over-year at the end of 2018

Home prices jumped 5.7 percent during the final months of 2018 compared to the same period one year prior, with the mountainous states in the western U.S. seeing the strongest growth. Continue reading

Realogy stock craters to all-time low after missing guidance

After reporting less than expected revenue and missing their earnings per share guidance, shares for Realogy cratered today, reaching an all-time low, according to real-time financial data Continue reading

Here’s how RE/MAX plans to end consumers’ Zillow addiction

RE/MAX will begin previewing its forthcoming end-to-end real estate platform for agents and consumers this week at its R4 conference in Las Vegas. Continue reading

Real estate apps are sharing user data with Facebook

Popular real estate apps have been quietly sharing data with Facebook, reportedly even when users didn’t log into or have accounts with the social network. Continue reading

Realogy reports a Q4 net loss as company misses guidance

Realogy Holdings Corporation reported $1.4 billion in revenue in the fourth quarter of 2018, a year-over-year decrease of $90 million. Continue reading