Author Archives: Andrea V. Brambila

Bad Zillow info ‘corrupted’ listing price on $150M mansion: Suit

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The seller of one of the nation’s most expensive real estate listings is suing real estate giant Zillow Group for $60 million in damages. Continue reading →

NAR will require MLSs to deliver standardized data exchange feeds

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Agent and broker websites may soon get a boost from their local multiple listing service thanks to new industry data standards. Continue reading →

NAR tells Congress tax reform is hurting homeowners

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The director of the National Association of Realtors, the nation’s largest real estate trade group, testified before Congress about the ways in which the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act have made it harder to own a home Continue reading →

Former Compass agent accuses team of mutiny in new lawsuit

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Compass has gotten on the wrong side of one former agent for allegedly helping her team members steal her listings and their attendant commissions. Continue reading →

Bright MLS CEO out amid flurry of agent complaints

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Tom Phillips, co-founder of mid-Atlantic multiple listing service giant Bright MLS, is leaving his role as CEO of the organization next month, amid an avalanche of complaints from real estate agents frustrated with the multiple listing service’s softwa… Continue reading →

Innovate or die: 11 ways agents should shake up their businesses

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Given how many tech-focused real estate companies are launching and debuting new features and business models, agents on the ground don’t need to worry about innovating themselves, right? Wrong. Continue reading →

RE/MAX CEO on what a gunshot taught him about real estate

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At the Inman Connect New York 2019 real estate conference on Wednesday morning, Adam Contos recounted how during a particular SWAT call, he and a partner were throwing concussion grenades into a window when a bullet struck a tree in between them. Continue reading →