Coldwell Banker in pole position? CBx Seller Leads sees big 1st-year growth

Coldwell Banker’s CBx Seller Leads, a free lead service for affiliated companies, has seen a 74 percent adoption rate in its first 12 months. The “machine learning” software helps convert leads into listings at three times the market rate, according to… Continue reading

Ohio Keller Williams team nabs top spots in NAGLREP rankings

Michael Zinicola’s EZ Referral Network did 1,081 sides and $208.9 million in volume, according to Real Trends. Continue reading

Inman News quiz: Think you’re on top of the week’s biggest stories?

The real estate industry threw some curve balls. Take Inman’s news quiz to demonstrate how strong your talking points and cocktail banter are this week. Continue reading

KW copied former vendor’s tech, refused to pay: Lawsuit

TPI Cloud Hosting alleges Keller Williams agreed to pay $1.8 million to develop a consumer-facing app, but never paid, then used the technology to build its app in-house. Continue reading

National Association of Realtors asks judge to toss antitrust suits

A pair of lawsuits could upend how compensation works, but NAR believes the cases “are wrong on the facts, wrong on the economics and wrong on the law.” Continue reading

Offerpad to finance Keller Williams’ homebuying operation

Offerpad will provide the home buying capital behind Keller Offers in 12 markets, giving KW agents a chance to rep both sides of a sales transaction for the iBuyer. Continue reading

The top 5 takeaways from the real estate industry’s Q2 earnings

Zillow business shifts, Wall Street’s thoughts on profitability and a slow housing market were the biggest topics over the past two weeks. Continue reading

After ‘ghost agent’ purge, Keller Williams’ agent count is growing

Following two straight quarters of North American agent count declines, KW added nearly 3,000 associates in the second quarter. Continue reading

Ben Kinney’s Brivity now part of Keller Cloud Innovator Program

Real estate software solution Brivity announced Monday it is now a Keller Cloud Innovation Partner. The platform, a product of Keller Williams mega-agent Ben Kinney, now integrates with KW Command, and its mobile app is the exclusive provider of custom… Continue reading