Mortgage fraud risk is at its highest level since the recession

Regionally, the same states remained at the top for mortgage application fraud risk: New York, New Jersey and Florida. The top 10 states all showed increased in risk year-over-year, with New Mexico, Mississippi, Illinois, Oklahoma and Texas seeing the … Continue reading

Zillow gets into the leads referral business

The new pilot program, which launches in Florida under Premier Broker, will allow brokerages to generate leads with no upfront costs. Continue reading

Corcoran teams up with Amazon to recommend trendy home add-ons

New York City-based brokerage The Corcoran Group has unveiled an agent-curated collection of smart and stylish home accessories available to purchase through the first real estate partnership with Amazon.com’s associate affiliate program. Continue reading

Knock expands into Dallas-Ft. Worth to take on Opendoor

According to Black, the launch in Texas was in part fueled by Dallas’ booming housing market  — home prices are up 5.2 percent year-over-year and, due to an influx of jobs, many people are looking to move to the area. Continue reading

Identity theft is rising, but Realtors feel safer than ever

Despite the illusion of more safety, the reality is, that slightly more Realtors – six percent in 2018, compared to five percent in 2017 – were victims of a crime last year. Continue reading

Cameron Paine joins eXp Realty

Cameron Paine, who served as founding CEO of Connecticut Multiple Listing Service, has taken the reins as senior vice president of industry relations at eXp Realty, the company announced on Wednesday. Continue reading

Alain Pinel Realtors announces five new tech partnerships

Alain Pinel Realtors, ranked as the fifth largest residential real estate company in the country, is expanding its tech strategy with five new partnerships. Continue reading

Opendoor announces game-changing brokerage acquisition

The well-funded San Francisco startup is buying the discount brokerage Open Listings, giving it real estate agents and a powerful new tech platform Continue reading

Zillow Offers officially launches in Atlanta

Zillow Offers is launching Monday in Atlanta. It’s the third market for the neophyte direct-to-consumer home buying and selling program, which launched in Phoenix back in April of this year. Continue reading