HomeLight raises $115M and acquires cash offer rival Accept.inc

Scottsdale, Arizona-based HomeLight announced that its all-stock deal raises the company’s valuation to $1.7 billion and makes it the largest “agent-focused” cash offer program in the U.S. Continue reading

RealScout celebrates 10-year anniversary with industry love letter

RealScout co-founder Andrew Flachner celebrated his company’s 10-year anniversary with an epic photo shoot and a heartfelt letter that recounts RealScout’s past and plots its future. Continue reading

Opendoor expands into 3 new markets, hits 50-market milestone

The iBuyer will now purchase and sell homes in Boston, Cincinnati and Albuquerque. The expansion comes amid a period of rapid growth for Opendoor. Continue reading

Layoffs, cold calls and (non-existent) bubbles — it’s Inman’s Top 5 stories of the week

Looking for a quick catch-up on the buzziest stories of the past seven days? Here’s Inman Top 5, the most essential stories of the week, according to Inman readers. Continue reading

RE/MAX’s Motto Mortgage lures key exec from rival to fuel growth

Chris Erickson has held product management roles at Guaranteed Rate, CoreLogic, Nationstar Mortgage and Citi. Continue reading

Anywhere rings in rebrand at NYSE opening bell with new stock ticker

Anywhere Real Estate celebrated the official launch of its rebrand from Realogy on Thursday at the New York Stock Exchange opening bell. The company is now trading under the “HOUS” ticker. Continue reading