Permits for new construction, housing starts and housing completions were all below 2017 levels, in October, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Continue reading
The day after Christmas is the best day to buy a home if you’re looking for a discount, according to a new study from Attom Data Solutions. Overall December is the best month to buy a home if you’re looking for a deal, the study found. Continue reading
As the market turns, the listing concierge wars are heating up: Redfin, the first major brokerage to pioneer its own home cleaning and staging service for sellers almost a year ago, is finally bringing that service, Redfin Concierge, to its hometown of… Continue reading
Kristen Ankerbrandt, formerly a principal at The Carlyle Group, has been named chief financial officer at Compass, ending an eight-month search. Continue reading
Compass hired away four of the top executives – and two co-founders – from the apartment search and review startup VeryApt, to bring their tech development team to more than 150 employees and bring the company closer to its ultimate goal of building a … Continue reading
Longtime HomeServices of America executive Chris Kelly has some trailblazing shoes to fill in his new role as CEO of Ebby Halliday, which was founded in 1945. He’s taking the helm of a company founded by Halliday herself, the company’s iconic namesake,… Continue reading
Christine Kim is taking the helm of Climb Real Estate as co-founder Chris Lim is set to move into an advisory role to support parent company Realogy. Continue reading
Realogy executives, franchisees, agents and venture capital leaders converged at Realogy’s FWD Innovation Summit to look at some of the top real estate technology companies and meet the innovators behind the products. Here’s what we learned. Continue reading
TRIBUS is the first brokerage platform vendor to automatically send agent-sold data to Zillow, immediately following a property’s closing. Continue reading
Homebot, a digital tool that allows agents and lenders to help manage housing wealth, was chosen among 10 real estate tech startups to receive $25,000 at Realogy’s FWD Innovation Summit. Continue reading