Xperience Real Estate expands in Texas with new partnership

Xperience Real Estate, a Keller Williams agent expansion team, had added the Deldi Ortegon Group to its nationwide roster of partnerships. Continue reading

Compass launches in Austin with top-performing Sotheby’s agents

Compass is officially launching in Austin with four of the city’s top-performing agents, the company announced on Tuesday. Continue reading

Going all in: Keller Williams invests in bringing its agent-centric technology vision to life

Last year, we announced our $1 billion investment to develop new technology products and services as part of our overarching plan to transform into a technology company. Why? Continue reading

How mergers, money and machines are reshaping real estate

The real estate industry is a space ripe for change and disruption — from the way homes are bought and sold, to how people are paying and who’s doing that buying and selling. With change happening at such a torrid pace, it’s often hard to keep up, so w… Continue reading

Keller Williams gets into iBuying

Keller Williams has been quietly testing an iBuyer program for more than a year in an undisclosed market. Darryl Frost, a spokesperson for Keller Williams told Inman the company has closed nearly 100 transactions, but it’s not ready to go to market and… Continue reading

Sale of infamous MS-13 house raises real estate disclosure issues

A young couple bought a Long Island home only to discover that the surrounding neighborhood was ground zero for the dangerous MS-13 gang. Continue reading

Existing home sales remain steady, ending four-month slump

Sales of existing homes remained steady from July to August, ending four months of decline, according to data from the National Association of Realtors. Continue reading

Housing starts soar in August but permits plunge to 15-month low

Privately-owned housing starts jumped 9.2 percent month-over-month and 9.4 percent year-over-year to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,282,000, according to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Census … Continue reading