NAR: Settlement mandates ‘benefit’ buyers and sellers

Consumer guides from the trade group offer a contrast to previous messaging but also continue to promote pre-emptive offers of compensation to buyer agents. Continue reading

Now in beta, Eden’s AI home search aims to upend ‘Big Search’

Agents can use Eden’s AI tools to compete for business with affordability, a unique advantage in a market that may soon find buyers having to pay directly for representation Continue reading

Investors aren’t ready to buy in to Better’s comeback story

Digital mortgage lender boosted second quarter loan production by 45 percent and says it’s on track to originate more than $1 billion in mortgages in Q3 for the first time in two years, but losses continue to mount. 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

California Association of Realtors taps Phil Hawkins as new CEO

Hawkins had been working as the CEO of the Pacific West Association of Realtors in Southern California and will now lead C.A.R. during a challenging time for the industry, Continue reading

Realtor.com revenue drops 2% as traffic, lead volume remain flat

Realtor.com parent company Move Inc. saw its fiscal Q4 revenue decrease 2 percent yearly to $143 million as traffic to the site stalls at 74 million average monthly unique visitors. Continue reading

Investing from afar made simple with Waltz: Tech Review

Waltz provides a digital on-ramp for foreign real estate investors to buy property in the United States. It helps them establish a banking presence, an LLC, gain an EIN, transfer currencies and safely wire funds. Continue reading

It’s still a listings game! 5 effective ways to generate listings now

Post-NAR settlement, it’s never been more critical to generate listings, Jimmy Burgess says. That’s why he sat down with Curaytor’s Jimmy Mackin to highlight these winning strategies. Continue reading

Offerpad launches transaction oversight portal for agent partners

Dubbed Powered by Offerpad, the platform enables the iBuyers’s PRO and MAX agent partners to manage listings, get real-time transaction updates and directly communicate with Offerpad support staff. Continue reading