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Brown Harris Stevens sets Rhinebeck, NY, storefront opening

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The brokerage also revealed that associate broker Lisa Fountain will be the office’s executive director of sales. Continue reading →

Bright first MLS to hire a chief economist

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Dr. Lisa Sturtevant will help Bright with “critical business decisions around the company’s data assets” such as evaluating products and partnerships. Continue reading →

Propy launches new blockchain-based title and escrow product

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The new service is meant to make closing on a real estate deal faster, easier and more secure. Continue reading →

Team of rivals: Zillow and Redfin partner to syndicate 3D Home tours

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Listing agents using Zillow 3D Home tours no longer have to manually add their tours to Redfin. This is the second partnership between the real estate search portal rivals since 2019. Continue reading →

Competition declines for second straight month, report finds

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The dip in competition can be attributed to the increase in mortgage rates, which reached 5.3 percent in May after starting March at just 3.76 percent. Continue reading →

Realtor.com first to add wildfire risk data to listings, helping consumers

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Listings on Realtor.com will now include a fire factor rating from the nonprofit research group First Street Foundation and information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Fire Service. Continue reading →

REX hires lawyer-to-the-stars David Boies to carry on battle with Zillow

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Boies, who has represented Al Gore, Harvey Weinstein and failed medical startup Theranos, told Inman he took the case because it’s “important to enhancing competition in housing markets.” Continue reading →

Would student loan forgiveness help young homebuyers? Not necessarily

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Forgiving student loan debt would have lots of economic impacts, but one of the most common arguments in the debate over this policy is that it would influence the housing market. Continue reading →

Redfin economist: The Fed can change its mind

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While an abrupt shift in policy isn’t expected, Fed Chair Jerome Powell affirms that, “If things come in better than we expect, then we’re prepared to do less” tightening. Continue reading →