Christine Jacobson, formerly of NextHome, heads to Realtor.com

Christine Jacobson has joined Realtor.com as senior vice president of B2B marketing. In her new role, Jacobson will expand the portal’s B2B offerings in a bid to help agents grow their business. Continue reading

Anxiety over commission lawsuits looms over agent recruitment fight

Industry leaders see the lawsuits as one of the top recruiting challenges of 2024, according to Intel survey results. But the brokers who target and elevate middle-tier agents have an opportunity. Continue reading

Recruiting War ’24: Commission suits loom over the fight for talent

Industry members see commission suits as one of the top recruiting challenges of 2024. But brokers who can target and elevate middle-tier agents might have an opportunity. Continue reading

Meet a high-touch underdog taking on the search portal Goliaths

Movoto may be a familiar name, but under OJO’s ownership the brand is quietly embarking on a David-and-Goliath struggle for a place in the portal pantheon. Continue reading

Growing real estate portal Movoto inks exclusive GreatSchools deal

The deal will make Movoto the sole provider of some GreatSchools data. It also comes as portals compete to differentiate themselves. Continue reading

OJO acquires The LEAD Syndicate, rebrands around Movoto

The acquisition will help OJO launch Lever by Movoto, which the company describes as an all-in-one technology platform for individual agents. Continue reading

OJO debuts premier OJO Pro platform for top-producing teams

OJO Pro+ will cater to just a handful of teams in each market. The product is one of two new offerings from OJO meant to provide high-quality leads and insights to agents. Continue reading

OJO CEO John Berkowitz on the AI revolution: ‘We’re in a hype cycle’

OJO founder and CEO John Berkowitz shares what a Chinese translation of “crisis” means for his company and what impact artificial intelligence might have on real estate. Continue reading

ClimateCheck debuts on location intelligence platform Local Logic

The two companies’ shared interested in local data insights is one major reason the partnership was a good fit, ClimateCheck CEO Cal Inman said. Continue reading

OJO Labs expands into Canada

OJO Labs, a technology startup that uses artificial intelligence to match consumers with the homes that might best suit them, announced today that it has expanded into Canada. The announcement marks the first time the firm has officially expanded beyon… Continue reading