Airbnb sues New York City over ‘de facto ban’ on short-term rentals

Readers who prioritize second homes and investment properties turn to Inman’s weekly Property Portfolio email newsletter, whether they’re agents who work with this special class of clients or investors themselves. This month, we’ll go deeper on e… Continue reading

David Doctorow steps down as CEO of Realtor.com parent Move, Inc.

Doctorow oversaw the company as its revenues and site traffic rose to record highs, the company said. But as with the rest of the industry, Move has shown signs of a slowdown. Continue reading

KW, Coldwell Banker and others sued over alleged discrimination

The new lawsuit claims that a host of big-name real estate companies, as well as various landlords, refused to accept Section 8 vouchers for lower-income renters. Continue reading

Zillow and Opendoor expand partnership to 11 new markets

The former rivals are now jointly providing cash offers to consumers in a total of 16 markets, most of them spread out across the Sunbelt. Continue reading

Co-founder of UK’s LendInvest launches new US venture

Christian Faes’ Los Angeles-based Faes & Co. will back tech-enabled direct lenders that cater to U.S. residential real estate investors including F2 Finance. Continue reading

Redfin CEO, others deflate Elon Musk’s housing ‘meltdown’ theory

The Tesla CEO just predicted a coming collapse in the housing market, but Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman and other experts say the conditions that would lead to a meltdown just aren’t there. Continue reading

Spencer Rascoff: Zillow won by focusing on consumers

The portal’s co-founder and former CEO also said that Zillow’s impact includes creating tens of thousands of new “super agents.” Continue reading

WFG swoops in to acquire nearly two dozen Doma title locations

The struggling digital title and closing provider is set to receive up to $24.5 million with earnouts “based on the retention of specified employees” by WFG Continue reading