Author Archives: Andrea V. Brambila

Why the nation’s largest MLS is declaring Saturday a work day

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In a bid to close a pocket listing loophole, CRMLS created the change to prevent agents who publicly advertise a listing on a Friday from waiting until Monday to submit it to the MLS. Continue reading →

Landlords are waiting months for pandemic rental assistance

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State and local governments are overwhelmed by the task of launching programs to review thousands of applications from renters and landlords. Continue reading →

Agents get an average of $12,500 in forgivable PPP loans: MooveGuru

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MooveGuru, a company that works with brokerages and agents to help buyers and sellers move, wants agents to know they can still apply for a forgivable loan under the federal Paycheck Protection Program through May 31. Continue reading →

Miami MLS, Rental Beast partner to help agents amid housing shortage

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The Miami Association of Realtors has teamed up with Rental Beast, an all-in-one online rental listing service, to help its agent and broker members do business amidst a severe housing shortage. Continue reading →

Howard Hanna sues Compass, alleges theft of agents and trade secrets in lead up to Compass’ IPO

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In a new lawsuit, Pittsburgh-based Howard Hanna alleges Compass aided and abetted three former Howard Hanna agents to breach non-compete, non-solicitation and confidentiality provisions in the agents’ contracts and steal the brokerage’s trade secrets. Continue reading →

Luxury short-term rental unicorn Sonder in merger talks with SPAC

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Luxury short-term rental startup Sonder is in talks to merge with blank-check company Gores Metropoulos II Inc. The deal would value the combined company at more than $2.5 billion. Continue reading →

HUD sends $690M to states for affordable housing

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The Housing Trust Fund is funded by a fee on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and devoted to affordable housing for low- and extremely low-income households. Continue reading →

5 people to watch at RE/MAX as franchisor counts on investment pay-off

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RE/MAX intends to keep its agent productivity throne and expects its tech acquisitions in the last couple of years to boost its bottom line in 2021. Continue reading →