Real unveils resources to train agents on settlement changes

Materials include a guidebook on the post-settlement landscape, publicly available training sessions and more ahead of Aug. 17 deadline. Continue reading

The market is harder for millennials than it was for boomers: Report

A new report in “The Wall Street Journal” found that baby boomers had an easier time navigating real estate market challenges in the 1980s than millennials do today. Continue reading

RE/MAX agent count drops as revenue falls for 8 straight quarters

Franchisor reported its U.S. agent count fell 6.3 percent during the second quarter as revenue fell 4.8 percent compared to a year earlier, according to its earnings report. Continue reading

Matterport exec alleges she was fired for raising business concerns

The former sales executive filed a lawsuit in California alleging “she was pushed out of the company because she raised concerns about illegal and unethical practices.” Continue reading

Travelers spent $21.2B booking through Airbnb last quarter

The leading short-term rental platform told investors that its share of revenue grew by 11 percent to $2.75 billion in the second quarter of this year. Travelers made 125.1 million total bookings in three months. Continue reading

Trust in real estate hits ‘all-time low,’ Coldwell Banker CEO says

Kamini Lane spoke to the crowd at Thursday’s Inman Connect Las Vegas on industry perception and the prevalence of part-time “slashies.” Continue reading

NAR President Kevin Sears sends message of resilience at ICLV

“I hope — at the end of the day, at the end of the two-year term — to be able to look back and say there was some stability and calm,” Sears told hundreds of ICLV attendees, many of them NAR members. Continue reading