Anywhere names ex-Microsoft exec as first-ever chief product officer

Tony Kueh, a former Microsoft manager and 23-year tech veteran, will work alongside COO Melissa McSherry as he oversees the execution of Anywhere’s overall product strategy. Continue reading

Anywhere’s Sherry Chris reveals how ‘strategy wins’ in a downturn

At Connect, Anywhere Expansion Brands CEO Sherry Chris, a 35-year real estate vet, shared how strategic growth, better value propositions and positive thinking gives brokers the upper hand. Continue reading

Sink or swim, the fate of real estate’s mightiest CEOs will be revealed

Heads will roll and company valuations will sink so low that new outsiders will opportunistically make big acquisitions, Brad Inman writes. Real estate’s Masters of the Universe are on notice. Continue reading

Anywhere and Compass settle agent recruiting suit, capping 3-year feud

The companies submitted a joint filing to the New York Supreme Court on Oct. 4 asserting they had agreed to end the litigation permanently and that each side would pay their own costs. Continue reading

The big iBuyers are getting brutalized in the stock market

Shares in Opendoor, Offerpad and Redfin all hit all-time low prices Friday. The milestones come after months of declines for companies across the real estate space. Continue reading

Court orders Anywhere to hand over NAR commission rule documents

Judge M. Page Kelley noted the real estate holding company formerly known as Realogy allegedly perpetuated NAR and MLS PIN’s “substantively identical” buyer broker commission rules. Continue reading

Amid Hurricane Ian disaster, real estate pros begin picking up pieces

The storm slammed into southwestern Florida with winds as high as 150 miles per hour. President Biden said it may prove to be the deadliest hurricane in the state’s history. Continue reading

Judge ‘baffled’ why Anywhere won’t give up NAR commission rule docs

Judge M. Page Kelley pushed back against the real estate holding company formerly known as Realogy, noting that NAR’s buyer broker commission rule is “virtually identical” to that of MLS PIN. Continue reading

Swanepoel says this company is still ‘the 800-pound gorilla’ in real estate

Several newer brokerages have made big strides. But real estate executive Stefan Swanepoel says one established juggernaut still looms large: The holding company formerly known as Realogy. Continue reading

Anywhere fights sellers’ bid to give up docs on NAR commission rule

A federal court will hold oral arguments later this month on whether the franchisor’s implementation of the policy nationwide is relevant to the homesellers’ case in the MLS PIN service area. Continue reading