Survival of the fittest: What will it take for businesses to outlast this pandemic?

International and historical data shows that as the pandemic spreads and more stringent lockdown measures are put in place, the volume of real estate transactions will drop significantly — up to 90 percent. Although the drop is temporary, only the most… Continue reading

Vancouver real estate board advises members against holding open houses

The real estate board in British Columbia advised members to stop holding open houses to minimize spread of coronavirus. Continue reading

The luxury market ‘is doing just fine’ — even amid shrinkage

Luxury buyers are gravitating away from the grand estate and toward properties with lots of amenities and little maintenance. Continue reading

Chinese real estate giant Juwai strikes deals with North American firms

Juwai.com, a massive real estate portal that is a kind of Zillow-for-China, has struck up a series of partnerships to market properties from high-profile North American companies. Continue reading

NAR’s tech accelerator REACH goes global

REACH — which first launched in 2013 and is part of NAR’s Second Century Ventures investment fund — has worked with dozens of companies over the years including House Canary, BoxBrownie and BombBomb. The goal is to provide promising new companies with … Continue reading

Sotheby’s International Realty heads to Qatar

Sotheby’s International Realty is expanding its Middle East footprint with a new brokerage in Qatar, owned by Alfardan Group, a lifestyle conglomerate with jewelry, hospitality and an automotive divsion.  Continue reading

1990s portal Realhub says it will relaunch with millions of global listings

Realhub further claims on its website that it will have 7 million homes listed from 22 countries at the time of the relaunch. Continue reading

Top Keller Williams team in Canada joins RE/MAX

Peggy Hill, an agent and leader of Keller Williams’ Peggy Hill Team in Barrie, Ontario, is moving all 31 of her sales representatives and staff to RE/MAX Hallmark Realty. It is currently the top Keller Williams team in Canada and the fourth highest Kel… Continue reading

Keller Williams announces 3 new international markets

Keller Williams expanded its franchise operations to Ireland and will soon launch in Chile and Italy, the company announced at its annual Keller Williams Family Reunion event in New Orleans. Continue reading