6 stories readers might have missed while eating Thanksgiving leftovers

Whether you were stuffing your face with pumpkin pie or breaking up a brawl between brothers who aren’t on speaking terms, here are the top stories you might have missed this weekend. Continue reading

Petition calls for Turpin public guardian to lose real estate license

Vanessa Espinosa, former deputy public guardian for the Turpin children and, until recently, an agent in California, is facing calls for the state to revoke her real estate license. Continue reading

Pacaso shares now available for luxury home in Santa Barbara

Pacaso acquires luxury second homes under an LLC, then sells that LLC in shares, using an in-house developed app to coordinate usage, order maintenance when needed and generally oversee aspects of ownership. Continue reading

Adwerx nabs $14.5M to expand customer relationship advertising

Customer Relationship Advertising, or CRA, refers to the technology’s capability of connecting directly to clients’ CRM tools to identify and target leads with online campaigns, per agent. Continue reading

Targeting Zillow again, CoStar’s Homesnap unveils new showing tool

The company announced its latest management tool, which it bills as a direct competitor to the widely used ShowingTime product. Continue reading

RE/MAX CEO: Balanced housing market, seasonal norms will return

RE/MAX CEO Adam Contos stressed during a third-quarter earnings call Tuesday that the company’s recent investments are beginning to pay off and that it’s on firm footing for 2022. Continue reading

Relocation tech startup Updater eyes big 2022 with $60M round

The funding will be dedicated to sustaining Updater’s current growth trend, which has seen the company climb to approximately 250 employees over the past 12 months. Continue reading

RE/MAX delivers record Q3 revenue amid RE/MAX Integra acquisition

The record quarter was largely driven by the company’s purchase in July of RE/MAX Integra, a $235 million deal that marked the largest franchise acquisition in the brokerage’s history. Continue reading

‘Love letter’ ban to see day in court thanks to First Amendment group

A first-in-the-nation Oregon law restricting love letters between buyers and sellers, set to begin in January, is being challenged in court by the conservative-leaning Pacific Legal Foundation. Continue reading