Are we really in a ‘housing recession’?

There seems to be a great deal of confusion between our current market conditions and those of the 2008-era housing crisis. Windermere Chief Economist Matthew Gardner breaks down the differences to answer the question, “Is there such a thing as a housi… Continue reading

REX seeks court order for Zillow listing data on FSBOs

Court sets new trial date for June 5, 2023, as the legal battle over the National Association of Realtors’ no-commingling rule continues. Continue reading

Engel & Völkers Americas promotes NYC leader as chief strategy officer

In this role, Stuart Siegel will identify and manage new areas of growth opportunity, and keep his existing roles as a leader at the brand’s New York City office and as global head of Private Office and Development Services. Continue reading

The path to ownership is expanding. But so is the meaning of ‘ownership’

Real Estate 3.0 and its web3 components are by no means perfect, writes Pete Flint, founder of Trulia and a general partner at NFX. But it’s finally giving people a fair opportunity to invest. 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

Real acquires lending arm of LemonBrew Technologies

Agents working under the banner of The Real Brokerage can now extend mortgage services to their clients as a result of the company’s acquisition of LemonBrew Lending. Continue reading

How technology can benefit the showing experience

During this session at Connect Now, Supra welcomed a top agent to discuss his experience with technology and how he needed to streamline his tech stack to better service his customer. “As professionals, we want consumers to have great experiences… Continue reading

CoStar’s Homesnap and Broker Public Portal get a divorce

BPP will pivot to creating a national “superset” of listing data for MLSs to power their own listing sites and developing a “Fast Pass” for real estate innovation. Continue reading

Mapping the future of proptech — and more

Reliable, accurate, and integrated data, tech tools can address a vast array of business challenges across industries, such as broadband coverage analysis, insurance underwriting, telecommunications network planning, utility risk analysis, and, of cour… Continue reading

The agent replied to a fishy email. Then Michael Jackson showed up

Over five years, Zar Zanganeh, then a young agent with Las Vegas Sotheby’s International Realty, nurtured a relationship with the musician until his death in 2009. In the process, he inked deals for Jackson, Brittney Spears and Prince, whom he was aske… Continue reading