Author Archives: Taylor Anderson

Rupert Murdoch’s REA Group eyes UK’s biggest real estate portal

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Murdoch’s Australia-based News Corp subsidiary announced on Monday that it was considering a cash and stock offer for the UK’s largest real estate portal. Continue reading →

Ex-Move staffer accessed dozens of disputed files at CoStar: Experts

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James Kaminsky, a former Realtor.com editor accused of taking trade secrets with him to CoStar, transferred access to at least 40 documents two days before he left the job, according to legal filings. Continue reading →

OpenAI leaves San Francisco HQ after Elon Musk stops paying rent

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The move follows a public rift between the CEO of Tesla and the maker of ChatGPT. Musk had previously been paying rent for OpenAI’s headquarters. Continue reading →

DOJ takes aim at RealPage rent-pricing algorithm in antitrust suit

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“Americans should not have to pay more in rent because a company has found a new way to scheme with landlords to break the law,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Friday. Continue reading →

Offerpad CEO on the company’s 4% solution for real estate agents

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CEO Brian Bair told National Mortgage News in a recent interview that agents no longer view Offerpad as a threat, noting they can make 4 percent if a client takes the company’s cash offer and the home is updated and resold. Continue reading →

In lawns and on key chains, stealth commission offers raise red flags

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Images that conceal commission offers, like a “3%” mowed into freshly cut grass, have become a phenomenon on message boards and online residential listings, according to an Inman analysis. Continue reading →

In historic first, Nykia Wright named first female CEO of NAR

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Wright has served as NAR’s interim CEO since November after she replaced Bob Goldberg. She was instantly thrust into leading an organization in turmoil. Continue reading →

NAR interim CEO: Settlement was ‘unequivocally’ the right move

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In an interview with NextHome CEO James Dwiggins, NAR interim CEO Nykia Wright urged members to lean back into engaging the 1.5 million-member trade organization Continue reading →