Author Archives: Patrick Kearns

What does the stock market tumble mean for real estate?

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The Dow Jones dropped more than 800 points on Wednesday, the third biggest point drop of the year and the biggest drop since February. As investors sell-off stock and the benchmark yield rises, what does it mean for the real estate industry? Well for o… Continue reading →

Agents OnDemand lets users hail agents like they’re Uber drivers

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The app lets homebuyers search for agents “on duty” in their area and connects them directly for showings and other business. Users pay nothing, agents pay $30 a month. Continue reading →

Redfin’s 1% listing fee launches in Salt Lake City and Nashville

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Redfin is bringing its 1 percent listing fee program to Salt Lake City and Nashville, the Seattle-based brokerage announced on Wednesday. Redfin typically offers a 1.5 percent fee – or 2 percent fee that includes a deep cleaning and prepping a home for… Continue reading →

Redfin hires new chief economist from Amazon

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Redfin has a new chief economist. Daryl Fairweather, who comes to Redfin from Amazon, will oversee the tech-powered brokerages team of economists and data scientists, who research and compile reports on the market, homeownership and the economic factor… Continue reading →

Realogy selects 10 tech startups to compete for $25K prize

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A group of 10 real estate tech startups will duke it for $25,000 at Realogy’s sixth annual FWD Innovation Summit at its Madison, New Jersey, headquarters on Nov. 14. Continue reading →

Real estate tech funding reached $2.7B last month, most since 2017

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An astounding $2.7 billion was invested in real estate technology in September, a month-over-month increase of 132 percent according to a new study. Continue reading →

Is Zillow scanning your Gmail for leads?

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A real estate agent was recently shocked and confused to learn that Zillow’s Premier Agent app was pulling manually entered leads from her Gmail account and prompting her to call leads she generated on her own.  Continue reading →

Zillow Offers will launch in Charlotte and Raleigh this winter

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The expansion to these two North Carolina cities also puts Zillow’s nascent but quickly expanding homebuying and reselling program up against competing “iBuyers,” namely Knock and Opendoor.  Continue reading →