Billion-dollar Bellevue brokerage joins ERA Real Estate

One of Bellevue, Washington’s oldest and largest family-owned brokerages RSVP Real Estate has joined ERA, according to a joint announcement on Thursday. The 400-agent brokerage serves consumers in King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties and has generated o… Continue reading

3 moments that made Zillow President Susan Daimler

Daimler became president of Zillow in February, but has been honing her leadership skill since her early days as the co-founder of multiple startups. Continue reading

Industry vet Russ Cofano signs on as real estate marketing startup CEO

Industry veteran Russ Cofano, who has previously served in top spots at both eXp World Holdings and Real, has joined real estate marketing firm Collabra Technology as its chief executive officer. Continue reading

Annual apartment rent growth, occupancy hit new highs in July

The new highs surpassed records set between 2000 and 2001. As of July, the average monthly apartment rent in the U.S. hit $1,549. Continue reading

Percentage of all-cash home purchases in US soars to 30%

That figure represents the largest share of homes purchased in all-cash since 2014, according to a Redfin report. Continue reading

Windermere launches BIPOC-focused internship program

The eight-week internship is in partnership with the University of Washington College of Built Environments and will focus on educating students on the residential real estate market in the greater Seattle area. Continue reading

Redfin launches program to help professionals enter real estate

The career accelerator program will help professionals in other industries prepare for a career with Redfin through in-person classes and training. Continue reading

‘I’ve never seen anything like this’: 580 Seattle homes have sold for $300K above ask this year

A new Redfin report found that homes in some of America’s largest metro areas sold for well above asking price in the first half of 2021, bucking an established trend. Continue reading

Tribus teams up with marketing tech firm Evocalize

The partnership will give Tribus customers access to collaborative marketing technology, among other things, all within the Tribus platform. Continue reading

Bubble trouble: How agents are managing client anxiety amid bubble talk

Today’s crazy market conditions are forcing agents to have sometimes-challenging conversations about what a bubble is and what might happen in a correction. Continue reading