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5 people to watch at Redfin as the company moves into a new era

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Redfin is about to get a new second-in-command, all the while continuing its efforts to be consumers’ preferred one-stop real estate shop. Continue reading →

EXp and ‘Undercover Billionaire’ star Grant Cardone team up

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Cardone will develop sales training material that will be used across eXp’s brands. Agents at the brokerage will also get access to the sales guru’s own learning content. Continue reading →

A house in Washington, DC, nabbed 88 offers — 76 of them all-cash

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At least 15 of the offers on the suburban fixer upper were made sight unseen. The situation highlights the brutally competitive housing market buyers are facing across the U.S. Continue reading →

Knock hires Goldman Sachs, fueling IPO speculation

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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 →