Compass likely to avoid WeWork’s fate: Venture capitalists

Compass and WeWork both took massive amounts of cash from Softbank, but experts say the two companies are actually quite different. Continue reading

Bright chairman calls for more MLS data sharing, possible consolidation

Jon Coile, who is also a vice president at HomeServices of America, said Thursday that today’s boundaries around MLS data make little sense. Continue reading

Climate change will impact real estate ‘whether you like it or not’

Miami Agent Nick Quay argued Thursday that real estate professionals can thrive by helping their clients understand how climate change will impact them. Continue reading

HomeLight launches Elite Agent program for top producers

Elite Agent status will be awarded to the top 1 percent of the real estate professionals on HomeLight’s platform. Continue reading

HomeLight to help buyers make all-cash offers, trade in homes

The new Cash Close product is meant to make consumers more nimble and competitive and is the latest turn in HomeLight’s evolution as a transaction streamlining company. Continue reading

Chime, Curaytor announce blended solution to bolster agents’ tech stacks

The partnership between Chime and Curaytor announced at Inman Connect New York should offer customers a powerful way to find and nurture listing leads with sleek, IDX-backed web marketing. Continue reading

Sotheby’s International Realty expands in Brooklyn with new merger

Warren Lewis Sotheby’s International Realty in Brooklyn and Brooklyn Bridge Realty will merge and rebrand as Avenue Sotheby’s International Realty. Continue reading

Moderne Ventures announces January 2020 Passport class

Seven new companies have been accepted into the venture investment fund’s Passport Program, which provides brands with strategic guidance to optimize their products. Continue reading

‘HGTV generation’ still wants agents

Consumers are more empowered then ever today, but real estate industry leaders still believe agents will be able to thrive over the next decade. Continue reading

Lone Wolf launches new data insights platform

The platform aims to crunch back-office data — such as company profitability, gross commission income and other year-over-year trends — to create visualizations, forecasts and other insights in a more plain language for brokers.
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