NAR launches ‘That’s Who We R’ Realtor ad campaign

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is unveiling a new campaign to distinguish Realtors from real estate agents. The “That’s Who We R,” campaign is similar to the blue checkmark that verified accounts get on Instagram and Twitter, but for real e… Continue reading

Zillow Homes could become a $20B biz. What do agents think?

Projections Thursday that Zillow’s still-young iBuyer program could generate up to $20 billion in annual revenues prompted mixed reactions from agents. Continue reading

RE/MAX says new agent tech platform will be ‘best to market’

Real estate franchise giant RE/MAX is getting ready to roll out its proprietary end-to-end real estate technology platform for agents later this year, competing directly with similar offerings from rival franchise Keller Williams and rival private brok… Continue reading

The Real Word: Gary Vee clarifies, Amazon pulls out and KW’s new app

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, they’ll follow up on Gary Vaynerchuk, who sat down to talk out his comments with an agent after the initial controversial interview. Continue reading

Zillow thinks its iBuyer will dwarf Premier Agent soon

Zillow plans to purchase an average of 5,000 homes per month for all-cash from people around the country, and the company’s Homes division that oversees Zillow Offers will bring in expected annualized revenue of about $20 billion. Continue reading

RE/MAX reports $50.8M in revenue for fourth quarter, beating estimates

RE/MAX reported $50.8 million revenue in the fourth quarter of 2018, a year-over-year 4.8 percent, according to the company’s Thursday earnings release, beating the consensus estimate of $50.27 million in quarterly revenue Continue reading

Zillow co-founder Rich Barton returns as CEO, Spencer Rascoff out

Zillow co-founder Rich Barton is taking back the reins as CEO, replacing Spencer Rascoff, the real estate tech giant announced amid its fourth quarter 2018 corporate earnings release. Continue reading

JP & Associates latest brokerage to offer health care to agents

Texas-based JP & Associates Realtors is the latest real estate company to offer its agents an associated health care plan, the company announced. Continue reading