Realty One Group scoops up Florida indie MVP Realty

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MVP Realty CEO Derek Carlson said moving to Realty One Group will bring agents a variety of upgrades while leaving his company’s core values intact. Continue reading →

Miami investors lose another hotel to foreclosure auction

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In the same week that the investment firm lost the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C., to a foreclosure auction, CGI Merchant also had to let go of the Gabriel Miami Downtown in a foreclosure auction to an affiliate of Madison Realty Capital. Continue reading →

From fringe to forefront? What agent ‘steering’ will look like now

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A survey of hundreds of real estate agents suggests that “steering” based on commissions used to be rare. After the Aug. 17 deadline, it may become ubiquitous — but with buyers in the driver’s seat. Continue reading →

Why you probably shouldn’t open a real estate brokerage

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The wisest thing you can do is learn from the mistakes of others, especially when it comes to long-term career decisions that are hard to reverse, Mainframe founder and CEO Sean Frank writes. Continue reading →

Can you survive the squeeze from 2% commissions? The Download

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The Consumer Federation of America raised eyebrows and hackles with its advice to pay only the equivalent of a 2 percent commission for both real estate purchases and sales. Continue reading →

Investors bullish on Blend on Q2 earnings and revenue beat

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Cloud banking software provider maintains steady growth in consumer banking revenue, while reversing the decline in its main line of business of providing services to mortgage lenders. Continue reading →

Calque adds 2 more lenders to growing nationwide partner roster

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Austin, Texas-based fintech’s flagship product, “The Trade-In Mortgage,” helps homebuyers make non-contingent offers and removes their current house from debt-to-income calculation. Continue reading →

Lofty acquires real estate CRM company Firepoint

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There is a good deal of feature overlap between the Lofty and Firepoint, with both providing the market website creation and content management, AI assistants and lead generation and oversight. However, Lofty ventures into transaction management, omnic… Continue reading →

HomeServices commission settlement gets prelim approval

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HomeServices previously agreed to pay $250 million to settle various commission suits. A final approval hearing is set for November. Continue reading →