Name the top 5 apps on your phone: Pulse

This week, we want to know: What are the top five apps that you simply can’t do without on your cell phone? Continue reading

After discrimination reveal, LIBOR to tackle fair housing on Long Island

The Realtor organization’s new campaign comes after a sweeping investigation in which journalists found endemic discrimination among Long Island’s real estate community. Continue reading

With East Coast merger, United Real Estate adds 1,000 agents

Five years ago, Pearson Smith Realty had only 17 agents. It has since grown to conduct $4.1 billion annually in real estate transactions. Continue reading

Over 1,000 tenants could lose homes over landlord’s unpaid water bill

Tenants in four Indianapolis low-income apartment buildings thought their rent covered utilities. They’ll lose water and potentially homes if their landlord doesn’t pay a $1.7 million bill by October. Continue reading

Flyhomes lays off 20% of workforce, cites rising interest rates

The layoffs come after a rapid expansion into new markets including Texas, Colorado and Idaho following a $150 million Series C funding round. Continue reading

5 neighborhoods at once? Zillow rolls out new app feature

Zillow app users can now focus their results to several key locations — from multiple cities all the way down to desired neighborhoods. Continue reading

Fredrik Eklund and Thomas Ma announce new agent social app

REAL is like a mashup of WhatsApp, Instagram and Zillow for agents and consumers, Eklund said, but at “lightning speed.” Continue reading

@properties CEO Thad Wong says he’s ‘looking forward to a downturn’

Ahead of Inman Connect Las Vegas, the leader of the Chicago-based brokerage said he’s better positioned than Redfin and Compass to grow into a changing market. Continue reading