Tales from the field: A mishandled dual agency and iBuying fail

Welcome to our new recurring column, “Tales from the field.” Sourced from various pros all over the country, these short stories recount what agents are seeing on the front lines and what others can learn from them. This week, broker-owner Laurie Westo… Continue reading

How to defend your online reputation

There’s a difference between reviews and testimonials, and the distinction is important. Find out why and how to respond to, learn from and keep it classy with negative online reviews. Continue reading

EXp World Holdings taps Zillow’s RJ Jones as executive vice pres.

Jones, who once served as an officer in the United States Army, will be in charge of investor relations and financial planning. Continue reading

GeoCV winding down operations, tech team joining Russian firm

The 3D imaging company’s business staffers will likely be ‘looking for new opportunities,’ its CEO said, while software engineers are headed to Occipital in Moscow. Continue reading

Online reviews: 5 critical questions agents ask

When it comes to online agent reviews, the same set of questions has popped up for years. It seems prudent, and hopefully helpful, to address some of those questions here. Continue reading

Uncovering deception in real estate tech fundraising

The best practice — and the most transparent — is talking about equity as equity, debt as debt, and not inflating the headline number by combining the two. Continue reading

Medical and student debt is killing homeownership dreams: Zillow

Zillow’s fourth annual consumer survey analyzes how medical and student debt is causing consumers to delay buying a home. Continue reading

MLS system ‘in jeopardy,’ facing existential threat from iBuyers

“We are playing dominoes when the new world’s playing 3-D chess,” write the authors of a new MLS Roundtable white paper that was released on Monday. Continue reading