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Halo’s rent-to-own model gets $450M boost

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Halo, a company that provides renters a pathway to ownership, announced in a press release it has raised $450 million to broaden its national reach. Continue reading →

Keller Williams franchise, North Carolina indie merge

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A Keller Williams franchise and an indie brokerage in North Carolina announced this week that they have merged into one company that will have more than 200 agents. Continue reading →

Supreme Court shoots down latest eviction moratorium

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Six justices called the CDC’s claim of authority “unprecedented,” and said Congress would have to authorize a new ban if it desired one. Continue reading →

Canada’s Trudeau proposes ban on foreign homebuyers

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The proposal comes about a month before Canada’s next election and as the country continues to deal with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading →

Keller Williams leader: Diversity is good for business

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Julia Lashay Israel argued during Keller Williams’ Mega Camp event that the future will be more diverse and that agents should embrace it. Get all your intel as we Deep Dive on Keller Williams all week long. Continue reading →

Blockchain-backed Blimp raises $200K to reinvent the real estate deal

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Blimp, a real estate industry business software that provides cryptocurrency in exchange of transaction data, announced in a press release that it has secured its first $200,000 from investment company Dispersion. The funding is part an effort to raise… Continue reading →

Lone Wolf buys Propertybase in 5th acquisition this year

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Propertybase’s flexible suite of front- and back-office features is expected to broadly enhance Lone Wolf’s technology appeal to brokers and teams. Continue reading →

Offerpad launches in Columbia area as it expands through Carolinas

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The move is part of the iBuyer’s continued expansion efforts as it prepares to go public later this quarter, a spokesperson said. Continue reading →