Mainframe Real Estate debuts marketing tech, agent websites

The launch of a new suite of products continue Mainframe’s ongoing efforts to improve the real estate experience by leaning more on technology. Continue reading

Chicago’s @properties debuts new learning service

The service, @academy, will be available to the company’s thousands of agents and will include an array of both live and pre-recorded courses. Continue reading

Zillow to hire more than 2,000 remote employees by end of 2021

The company announced on Thursday its goal to increase its employee rolls by 40 percent, largely by filling tech, mortgage and software development positions. Continue reading

One homeowner’s quarantine project is a basement video rental store (adult section included)

A TikTok video is proving just how far some homeowners will go with a quarantine project. In this case, a man turned his basement into a video rental store. Continue reading

Vacasa to acquire major vacation rental rival

The acquisition of TurnKey Vacation Rentals will add more than 6,000 units to Vacasa’s already large portfolio of travel-oriented lodging. Continue reading

CBC Mortgage Agency names its first-ever diversity, equity and inclusion officer

The company tapped current Director of Government Affairs Tai Christensen to lead the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts alongside of committee of 15 employees. Continue reading

15-year-old charged with fatally shooting real estate agent

A Florida agent was fatally shot inside his car after a 15-year-old teen reportedly held him at gunpoint and made him withdraw $1,000 from an ATM. Continue reading

HomeKeepr, now a MooveGuru product, announces service integration

Moving assistance solution MooveGuru now has the mobile app outreach and marketing power of HomeKeepr, acquired in seven-figure, stock-for-stock transaction. HomeKeepr will remain operating as a MooveGuru company. Continue reading

Missouri agent charged with conspiracy in murder-for-hire plot

Leigh Ann Bauman, 43, won boating competitions and was a popular cheerleading mom. On Thursday, she was arrested on charges of plotting to kill her former mother-in-law. Continue reading