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Take a sneak peek at a new productivity platform — built for small brokers

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Austin broker Lara Gabriele is developing HomeWayz, a system to help small brokers compete with the tide of “agent-displacing” third-party products, that will debut at Inman Connect Las Vegas. Continue reading →

Airbnb acquires Hotel Tonight, last-minute booking app

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The rental-by-owner company announced the acquisition Thursday, saying in a statement that Hotel Tonight will help further Airbnb’s mission to “create a world where anyone can belong anywhere.” Continue reading →

New Zillow CEO saw iBuying as ‘existential threat,’ envisions changes to agent ad model

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Zillow dived into iBuying after seeing it as an “existential threat,” the company’s newly reinstalled CEO said this week, and he anticipates major changes to its current practice of charging agents for a subscription to get leads. Continue reading →

Emprove makes home improvement planning easy for agents and their clients

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The image-based tool can help users predict the price and scope of renovations and improvement projects with smart graphic breakdowns. Agents can use it to help sway potential buyers and to give value to seller clients. Continue reading →

Here’s how RE/MAX plans to end consumers’ Zillow addiction

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RE/MAX will begin previewing its forthcoming end-to-end real estate platform for agents and consumers this week at its R4 conference in Las Vegas. Continue reading →

Zillow thinks its iBuyer will dwarf Premier Agent soon

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Zillow plans to purchase an average of 5,000 homes per month for all-cash from people around the country, and the company’s Homes division that oversees Zillow Offers will bring in expected annualized revenue of about $20 billion. Continue reading →

Discount brokerage Trelora promotes Brady Miller to CEO

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Miller, the new CEO, has been at Trelora since August. He previously served as the CFO of Leeds West Group, which owns and manages automotive repair businesses.  Continue reading →

See the ‘Ugliest House of the Year’ and its glorious renovation

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The “Ugliest House of the Year” award went to a property purchased as a run-down 1,700-square-foot Tudor-style home in Queens, New York, last fall. Continue reading →