Tag Archives: Industry News

Open Listings in Dallas gets folded into the Opendoor brand

By Jim Dalrymple II | February 21, 2019 - 2:22 pm |February 21, 2019 Uncategorized

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Open Listings will cease using its own branding in Dallas this month and carry on under the banner of Opendoor, which became its parent company last fall. Continue reading →

Discount brokerage Trelora promotes Brady Miller to CEO

By Jim Dalrymple II | February 20, 2019 - 10:26 pm |February 20, 2019 Uncategorized

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Miller, the new CEO, has been at Trelora since August. He previously served as the CFO of Leeds West Group, which owns and manages automotive repair businesses.  Continue reading →

See the ‘Ugliest House of the Year’ and its glorious renovation

By Teke Wiggin | February 20, 2019 - 5:57 pm |February 20, 2019 Uncategorized

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The “Ugliest House of the Year” award went to a property purchased as a run-down 1,700-square-foot Tudor-style home in Queens, New York, last fall. Continue reading →

New York City issues subpoenas for over 20,000 Airbnb listings

By Veronika Bondarenko | February 20, 2019 - 5:42 pm |February 20, 2019 Uncategorized

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New York City regulators are demanding Airbnb hand over details of more than 20,000 apartment listings in a sweeping attempt to regulate short-term rentals. Continue reading →

National Association of Realtors launches commercial tech accelerator

By Jim Dalrymple II | February 20, 2019 - 5:11 pm |February 20, 2019 Uncategorized

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The National Association of Realtors has launched a new technology accelerator program meant to jumpstart innovation that deals with commercial real estate. Continue reading →

One million StreetEasy accounts have been hacked

By Jim Dalrymple II | February 20, 2019 - 1:26 pm |February 20, 2019 Uncategorized

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Roughly a million StreetEasy accounts have been hacked and their information put up for sale on the dark web, the company confirmed Tuesday evening. Continue reading →

Subterranean garbage chutes and a cooling system for trees: The crazy tech behind Hudson Yards

By Jim Dalrymple II | February 19, 2019 - 11:12 pm |February 19, 2019 Uncategorized

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Slated to open next month, Hudson Yards, the NYC mega project, features an eye-catching array of cutting-edge technology. Continue reading →

Luxury Portfolio International rebrands, unveils new logo

By Veronika Bondarenko | February 19, 2019 - 5:03 pm |February 19, 2019 Uncategorized

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Luxury Portfolio International, the high-end branch of the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World network, has rebranded. Continue reading →

Builder confidence rises amid low interest rates: NAHB index

By Patrick Kearns | February 19, 2019 - 3:13 pm |February 19, 2019 Uncategorized

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Builder confidence climbed for the second straight month, according to data from the National Association of Home Builders and Wells Fargo. Continue reading →

Google Analytics for real estate?

By Jim Dalrymple II | February 19, 2019 - 2:21 pm |February 19, 2019 Uncategorized

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Agentology has launched a new dashboard feature that it describes as a Google Analytics-like information stream for real estate marketing campaigns. Continue reading →