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With focus on mortgage business, Zillow launches ‘BuyAbility’ tool

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Zillow releases a new “BuyAbility” tool it says helps consumers find homes they can actually afford to buy after accounting for more variables. Continue reading →

NAR perks and lavish spending spotlight of New York Times report

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Volunteer National Association of Realtors’ leaders received perks and payment that lawyers say could run afoul of US tax laws, according to an investigation by the Times published on Monday. Continue reading →

Homie: NAR created a ‘weapon’ that it used to block competition

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In the latest filing in its quest for damages, Utah-based discount brokerage Homie asserted NAR, KW, RE/MAX and others created and enforced rules that amounted to an illegal conspiracy. Continue reading →

Decline in NAR membership, long expected, hasn’t materialized yet

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With 1,526,631 members as of Oct. 31, the National Association of Realtors is on track to end 2024 with its fourth-highest membership numbers on record. Next year, however, is a different story. Continue reading →

Airbnb profit falls in Q3 despite growth in supply and demand

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Travelers spent $20.1 billion on Airbnb in Q3, a 10 percent increase compared to a year ago, according to earnings results Thursday. Still, a spike in expenses as it seeks to grow overseas cut into profits. Continue reading →

The Real Brokerage posts revenue gain as recruitment soars in Q3

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The Real Brokerage added more than 2,000 new agents in the third quarter while revenue rose to $372.5 million, according to quarterly earnings Thursday. The company posted a net loss of $2.5 million. Continue reading →

The Q3 calls to watch closely as real estate’s ‘Super Thursday’ unfolds

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Anywhere Real Estate, Redfin, eXp World Holdings and seven more of the nation’s largest real estate companies are set to release quarterly data on Thursday that could illuminate their fitness in 2025. Continue reading →

Real estate tycoon sentenced to death in Vietnam appeals sentence

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Accused of embezzling as much as $27 billion alongside her husband and other accomplices, Truong My Lan told the court on Monday that her sentence is “too expensive to pay” and “too severe.” Continue reading →

First-time homebuyers fell further behind this year, NAR says

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The share of recently bought homes that went to first-time homebuyers fell to less than 1 in 4 between July 2023 and June 2024, according to a new report. Continue reading →

Judge rules in favor of Serhant over KW Black Label in recruitment suit

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Pennsylvania judge Paula Patrick ruled against Keller Williams BlackLabel and in favor of Serhant, whose eponymously named brokerage expanded into Philadelphia’s luxury market in 2023. Continue reading →