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12 must-see movies for real estate agents

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Real estate is more than “looking at pretty houses.” Check out these movies to find out the good, the bad and the complicated ways that real estate can bring the drama. Continue reading →

IBuying giant Opendoor acquires title and escrow company

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Opendoor believes that by acquiring OS National it will be able to provide consumers the “most streamlined and easiest closing experience.” Continue reading →

iBuying giant Opendoor to begin offering home loans

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iBuying behemoth Opendoor announced Thursday that it has launched its own mortgage lending service, marking the company’s latest move to completely upend the real estate industry. Opendoor Home Loans is now live in Texas markets Dallas-Fort Worth, Aust… Continue reading →

The Essential Guide to real estate teams

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Before he became an agent, Kenny Klaus spent a decade driving for FedEx. In the early days, he worked as a “swing driver,” which meant driving all over the place covering the set routes of other people. Eventually, however, Klaus got his ro… Continue reading →

A small town in Arizona has been overrun with short-term rentals

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Residents and state legislators in Sedona are debating how to reclaim the 20 percent of housing now used as Airbnb rentals. Continue reading →

Redefy teams up on referrals with Home Captain

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The flat-fee brokerage will now connect unrepresented buyers to agents in Home Captain’s network of 32,000 real estate pros. Continue reading →

Offerpad hires Zillow vet, promises cash offers within in 1 hour

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Offerpad, the Arizona-based online fast homebuying and re-selling company, announced Wednesday that it has hired Bryan LaFranchi to lead its program in which homesellers can get all cash for their old properties and put the money toward the purchase of… Continue reading →

‘Outside the box’: HomeSmart franchisee acquires Realty One Group brokerages

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A fact sheet explaining the new franchise arrangement, reviewed last week by Inman, states both the Realty One Group and the HomeSmart offices will continue operating independently of each other. Continue reading →

Realtor.com lays off Arizona sales team, consolidates in California

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The team in Scottsdale had been working on realtor.com’s lead generation and marketing products, which are geared toward real estate agents. Now, all those sales efforts at realtor.com will be consolidated into an office in Westlake Village, California… Continue reading →

Zillow Offers opens Southwest hub, plans to add 160 new jobs

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Zillow’s cut the ribbon Wednesday on a new southwest hub that will serve as the operations center for its year-old Zillow Offers platform. Continue reading →