Zillow announced it’s officially bringing back non-validated email leads – in addition to connecting agents with validated leads on the phone – just seven months after it dropped them for its Premier Agent customers. Continue reading
Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week: New York residents aren’t happy about being selected for Amazon’s second headquarters. Is this a racket? Continue reading
A mortgage originator with loanDepot in California tried to poach a Realtor that had worked with a mortgage broker on multiple transactions, the company confirmed to Inman after an email detailing the allegations was made public. Continue reading
Existing home sales ended a six-month skid in October, climbing 1.4 percent from September. Despite the monthly gain, sales were still down 5.1 percent year over year. Continue reading
A New York landlord has been slapped with a $15,000 fine to settle a discrimination case involving a mentally ill tenant and her emotional support animal. Continue reading
Permits for new construction, housing starts and housing completions were all below 2017 levels, in October, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Continue reading
The day after Christmas is the best day to buy a home if you’re looking for a discount, according to a new study from Attom Data Solutions. Overall December is the best month to buy a home if you’re looking for a deal, the study found. Continue reading
As the market turns, the listing concierge wars are heating up: Redfin, the first major brokerage to pioneer its own home cleaning and staging service for sellers almost a year ago, is finally bringing that service, Redfin Concierge, to its hometown of… Continue reading
Kristen Ankerbrandt, formerly a principal at The Carlyle Group, has been named chief financial officer at Compass, ending an eight-month search. Continue reading
Two companies have pulled out of Arizona after officials insisted they needed licenses to take lead calls and do inspection-like property reviews. Continue reading