RE/MAX tiny home auction raises $47,000 for children’s healthcare

As part of the real estate giant’s Tiny Homes for Tiny Tots campaign, the money will go to children with health problems and pediatric medical research at participating CMN hospitals across the U.S. and Canada. Continue reading

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices adds C21 Commonwealth to stable of franchisees

Century 21 Commonwealth, a brokerage with 500 agents in the greater Boston market, has shed its ties to Century 21 to join Berkshire Hathaway Home Services. Continue reading

First list honoring top-producing LGBT+ real estate agents released

The National Association of Gay and Lesbian Real Estate Professionals (NAGLREP) has released NAGLREP Top LGBT+ Agent List, the first-ever list honoring the top-producing LGBT and allied real estate agents and teams across the United States. Continue reading

Investment firm Marcus & Millichap expands into Montreal

Marcus & Millichap has acquired Montreal-based McGill Commercial, a move that brings the number of Canadian markets the company operates in to four. Continue reading

Agent sues client for commission on a house he failed to sell

A Canadian real estate broker sent his former client a bill for thousands of dollars in commission — even after the sale of the house fell through. Continue reading

Agent who ran mortgage fraud scheme gets 6.5 years in prison

A California real estate agent who sold homes with unpaid mortgages to unsuspecting buyers has been sentenced to more than six years in prison. Continue reading

Keller Williams’ AI assistant Kelle is learning Kung-Fu

This is the second major upgrade Kelle has gotten since its initial launch in February 2018. In August, Kelle debuted snap, skill that provides a map-based detailed profile of a neighborhood based on borders gleaned from the homeowner social network, N… Continue reading

Don’t blame baby boomers for surging home prices: Trulia

Baby boomers have no sway on the affordability of housing in major markets like San Francisco and New York City, according to a new study. Continue reading

Affording a home mortgage hasn’t been this difficult since 2009

And though still well below the historical average of 21.2 percent, the income-to-mortgage ratio has not been this high since 2009, in the wake of the financial crisis (leading up to it, the income-to-mortgage ratio spiked past 20 percent). Continue reading