Compass CEO on Realogy lawsuit: Some brokers spread ‘fear’

There was fear and loathing in Las Vegas this week as leaders of the country’s top real estate brokerages accused each other of stoking fear and rumormongering as they jostle for supremacy. Continue reading

Homeward CEO: ‘Opendoor and Redfin will look like the same company in 5 to 10 years’

Tim Heyl, a mega agent with Keller Williams and a budding tech entrepreneur, argues that the residential real estate industry’s business model is going in two directions, and that successful firms don’t want to be caught in the middle. Continue reading

What the Amazon-Realogy deal might mean for real estate

The news today that Amazon is tiptoeing into the real estate service territory should be of no surprise. Yes, it is a big deal, but the announcement makes sense. Continue reading

Northwest MLS breaks the mold to allow public display of agent commissions

The move represents a sharp break from 600 or so other MLSs nationwide, some of whom have threatened to cut off brokerages who have tried to publicly display commissions. Continue reading

Command deftly delivers on Keller William’s commitment to technology

KW Command is impressive, a powerful recruiting carrot, and it proves without a doubt that the industry’s best route forward will be mapped from within. Continue reading

Keller Williams mega agent raises $25M for startup Homeward

Homeward founder and CEO Tim Heyl wants to ease the transaction process while keeping agents at the center of the homebuying and selling process. Continue reading

EXCLUSIVE: KW partners with DocuSign to improve transaction management

Keller Williams is integrating its proprietary customer relationship management tool with DocuSign, an e-signature and transaction management platform. Continue reading

Duggar reality TV family sparks anger over guns in listing photo

Some have objected to a listing photo that includes several rifles, but the family’s agent says the weapons are part of the staging. Continue reading