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Ben Kinney Companies scoops up 2 real estate tech businesses

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Ben Kinney Companies announced Friday it has acquired a pair of Canadian businesses that specialize in artificial intelligence and website creation. Continue reading →

The Real Word: Agents react to Gary Vaynerchuk’s comments

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Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, from Tom Ferry’s reaction to the Twittersphere’s, they talk out different perspectives on Gary Vaynerchuk’s interview.  Continue reading →

Redfin iBuyer offers usually rejected: Redfin chief executive

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Glenn Kelman said most who receive offers from his company’s iBuyer program reject those offers, but he argued that the program still helps sell houses. Continue reading →

NAR tells Congress tax reform is hurting homeowners

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The director of the National Association of Realtors, the nation’s largest real estate trade group, testified before Congress about the ways in which the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act have made it harder to own a home Continue reading →

Redfin beats expectations with over $124M in revenue for Q4 2018

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Those earnings represent an increase of 30 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2017, the company also revealed. Redfin also saw a net loss in the final three months of 2018 of $12.2 million, compared $1.8 million during the same period in 2017. Continue reading →

“It’s devastating”: Agents react to Amazon abandoning New York

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When the news broke Thursday morning that Amazon had flip flopped on its decision to put an HQ2 campus in Long Island City, Vincent Koo was in a meeting with other agents in the Queens, New York, neighborhood. Continue reading →

Engel & Völkers strikes partnership for Hispanic inclusion

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Global real estate brand Engel & Völkers and the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals announced a new partnership Wednesday to promote inclusion and diversity in real estate.  Continue reading →