Knock hires Goldman Sachs, fueling IPO speculation

Is the company behind the fast growing Home Swap knocking on Wall Street’s door? Knock CEO Sean Black will only confirm the hiring of Goldman. He was part of the team that took Trulia public. Continue reading

REColorado teams up with showing management platform BrokerBay

The new partnership will launch in the summer and give members of the major Colorado multiple listing service easy access to tools for setting up home showings. Continue reading

Keller Williams hires 4 new top executives

The new executives come from a variety of backgrounds and will now take the lead on legal issues, financial services and other topics. Continue reading

Airbnb now has more listings than before the pandemic

Small towns, rural areas and resort-oriented communities have proven to be the most resilient markets for short-term rental supply during the COVID-driven tumult of the last year. Continue reading

Bay Area indie Sereno Group merges with Dwell Realtors

The combined company will have nearly 600 agents spread out across much of Northern California. Continue reading

After failing to go public in 2019, WeWork set to try again via SPAC

The SPAC merger will reportedly value the combined company at $9 billion, far below the $47 billion it was valued at two years ago. Continue reading

The Real Word: Could independent contractor status die?

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. In this edition of The Real Word, they’ll discuss the status of real estate agents as independent contractors, how to generate more listings and who’… Continue reading

RE/MAX exec on shifting market: ‘Have a savings account’

Chief Customer Officer Nick Bailey also warned agents that there are no “get rich quick schemes” in real estate at the company’s R4 event. Continue reading

BoomTown acquires Brokermint to create a full ‘lead-to-close solution’

BoomTown touted that the acquisition would allow it to become one of the only “integrated, end-to-end solutions addressing every aspect of the real estate transaction.” Continue reading