Place picks up former Napster exec, promotes Vija Williams

Suzanne Colvin is now CFO of the technology company, Williams was appointed head of industry and Place’s former CFO, Ross Clawson, has been promoted to chief administrative officer. Continue reading

Turks and Caicos latest affiliate to join The Corcoran Group

This marks the brand’s 23rd affiliate overall, 45th overall market and the fifth Caribbean market it has entered in to over the course of about two years. Continue reading

What marketing feels out of date but still (surprisingly) works? Pulse

As we jump into Marketing and Branding Month, we want to know: What marketing may feel out of date but still works like a charm? Continue reading

New Keller Williams franchise scoops up 2 dozen Compass agents

Keller Williams Jackson Hole launched this month in Wyoming and has drawn most of its agents from a brokerage that Compass acquired last year, creating “one big team.” Continue reading

The deadline to take Better.com public has been extended again

Better still searches for options to remain a private company as the deadline to become a publicly traded company was pushed to March 8, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Continue reading

How brand-fueled growth can bring stability to uncertainty

Brokerage firms can ease the process of breaking into new segments or regions by combining the reputations they’ve built in their markets and the consumer trust brands represent. Continue reading

Sotheby’s International Realty shutters 2 California offices

The luxury real estate brokerages offices in Encino and Sunset Strip, both in Los Angeles, will close and merge into other nearby offices, according to a new report. Continue reading

New trial date set for fall in Coldwell Banker ‘cold call’ class action case

Judge refused to reconsider an order granting class certification in case where plaintiffs allege Anywhere allows agents to violate the law to grow its market share of listings. Continue reading

Compass lets go of Chief Technology Officer Joseph Sirosh

Sirosh spent more than four years at the brokerage. He most recently was in the news for selling hundreds of thousands of Compass shares. Continue reading

Zilllow seeks court order over REX laptops allegedly kept as ‘severance’

Zillow on Friday filed a motion to compel REX to identify employees who left the discount brokerage with laptops that could hold evidence relevant to an ongoing antitrust lawsuit. Continue reading