How Elon Musk’s Starbase plans are influencing the Texas housing market

Agents in the southernmost tip of Texas, which is home to SpaceX’s rocket production facility and launch site, are seeing buyers and investors flock to formerly sleepy towns. Continue reading

Realogy rolls out customized fair housing training courses

Realogy partnered with AREAA, NAGLREP, NAMMBA and the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance to create a more robust fair housing training course, available today. Continue reading

New bill could make NYC co-ops explain why they reject buyers

New York State Senator Brian Kavanagh is sponsoring a bill that would require co-op boards to reveal why they turned down a potential buyer. Continue reading

18 real estate agents from New York at risk of losing license

The New York Department of State has launched 132 investigations into housing bias, which include allegations from Newsday’s “Long Island Divided” report. Continue reading

SoftBank invests $500M in fintech startup Better.com

Better.com is set to receive $500 million from SoftBank’s Vision Fund, according to a WSJ article on Thursday. This places better.com’s valuation at $6 billion. Continue reading

California siblings ensnared in $6M residential sales scam

Adolfo Schoneke, 43, and Bianca Gonzalez, 38, are accused of running a multimillion-dollar listing scam that even included tricking homeowners into allowing home showings. Continue reading

MoxiWorks enters into nationwide agreement with Century 21 Canada, launches HUB21

Agents throughout Century 21 Canada’s 400 offices will have access to MoxiWorks solutions through a portal called HUB21. Continue reading

Offerpad launches full-suite of services in Indianapolis

Offerpad has chosen Indianapolis as its first Midwestern market. The iBuyer’s full suite of services will be available this summer. Continue reading

Rich Barton, Glenn Sanford debut on Forbes billionaires list

Zillow co-founders Rich Barton and Lloyd Frink, eXp founder Glenn Sanford and five other real estate executives became billionaires in the past year. Continue reading

Opendoor hires new vice president of sales and support

Former GoDaddy and Sirius XM executive Shannon Hodges will lead the company’s acquisition and resale growth goals as they aim to improve revenue post IPO. Continue reading