Aaron Kirman: ‘It’s business as usual’ after Compass acquisition

The day after Compass announced its acquisition of Christie’s International Real Estate and @properties, Christie’s International Real Estate Southern California owner Aaron Kirman said his brand will be unchanged. Continue reading

Realtor.com CEO Damian Eales sees a silver lining in portal wars

Ahead of his second Inman Connect New York appearance this January, Eales dished on Clear Cooperation, housing affordability and the bright side of Realtor.com’s ongoing feud with CoStar. Continue reading

Real Housewives star Gina Kirschenheiter joins eXp Realty

EXp Realty has secured another headline-making recruit, with “Real Housewives of Orange County” star Gina Kirschenheiter and her partner, Travis Mullen, joining the company as team leaders of The Gated Group. Continue reading

RealScout releases Search Links, first major update to Pro+ platform

California-based proptech leader RealScout has launched the latest addition to its award-winning suite of lead generation tools. The new product, Search Links, enables agents, teams and brokerages to distill popular home search parameters — such as lis… Continue reading

Greystar opens the door for modular housing in the US

Greystar opened its first modular apartment complex in Pennsylvania this week. Experts say the multi-billion dollar company’s foray into modular building signals a significant shift into the practice in the U.S. Continue reading

CoStar-owned UK portal accused of making ‘misleading’ traffic claims

The portal wars in the UK are heating up, as CoStar-owned portal OnTheMarket (OTM) fights accusations of using “misleading” traffic data to dethrone competitor Zoopla as the second-most trafficked home search site in England, Scotland, Wales and Northe… Continue reading

Keller Williams appoints new director of growth operations

Texas-based franchisor Keller Williams has promoted longtime team leader and MAPS coach Shanan Steere to director of growth operations, according to an announcement on Thursday. Continue reading

Century 21 celebrates ‘The Joy of Home’ in Times Square campaign

Despite the year’s challenges, Century 21 is focusing on the bright side with its latest ad campaign, “The Joy of Home.” The campaign includes a one-minute commercial, five print and digital ad variations and two Times Square billboard placements, whic… Continue reading

NAR signals worst of downturn may be over as existing-home sales rise

Annual existing-home sales increased for the first time in more than three years in October, according to the National Association of Realtors. “The worst of the downturn in home sales could be over.” Continue reading

Repealing CCP will create ‘2-tiered’ housing market, NAHREP warns

The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals is putting its muscle behind maintaining Clear Cooperation, a policy that requires brokers to submit a listing to their multiple listing services within one business day of marketing a prop… Continue reading