How one brokerage streamlined its social media marketing

Hunt Real Estate ERA, which has 1,300 agents across New York, Massachusetts, and Arizona, on Tuesday announced a partnership with Clearview Social, a social media strategy firm. Continue reading

New drone rules could pave way for listing photos that truly ‘pop’

The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing new rules that would allow drones to be flown at night and over people without waivers. Continue reading

Tech startup REX raises $45M, plans expansion into new markets

REX, a tech startup that relies on artificial intelligence, has raised $45 million with an eye toward expanding into new markets. Continue reading

Blend names former Fannie Mae chief executive as first president

Blend, the digital mortgage application startup, has named former Fannie Mae chief executive Timothy Mayopoulos as its new president, the company announced. Continue reading

Homesnap will pay monthly mortgage of 10 federal workers

Home listings portal Homesnap is offering to pay the mortgage or rent of 10 workers affected by the now 31-day long partial shutdown of the federal government. Continue reading

This one barrier is keeping us from innovating

Brokers and MLSs don’t speak the same lanugage. In this article, Sam DeBord decodes the translucent industry lingo surrounding MLS consolidation. Continue reading

Tony Hawk says real estate agents will go extinct in Home Bay ad

Ken Potashner, chairman and CEO, says the savings Home Bay is able to offer buyers and sellers isn’t because his company is skirting on service — he says his tech platform makes everything more efficient and faster, with an average sale time of 38 days. Continue reading

What brokers need to consider about data security

Remember, a company with the world’s most sophisticated data security could be using your data in inappropriate ways, while the most well-intentioned business could be leaking your data without anyone knowing. Continue reading

Agent killed while trying to evict tenants from building he managed

Police arrested three people in connection with the death of a real estate agent who was shot and killed while trying to evict tenants from an apartment. Continue reading

The real estate industry gets in on the 10-year challenge

As part of the ‘10-Year Challenge,’ celebs and regular people alike are posting contrasting posts of themselves in 2009 and 2019 all over social media. Continue reading