California’s Red Oak Realty goes green

The company is now buying carbon offsets, will help clients do the same, and has achieved official green certification for its facilities. Continue reading

Builder confidence drops to lowest level in more than a year

Nationwide builder sentiment fell by 5 points to 75 in August, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. Continue reading

New Jersey luxury RE/MAX franchise acquires indie competitor

The newly combined company will have five offices in the Jersey Shore region, and will focus on the luxury end of the market. Continue reading

8 cutting-edge listing tech tools you should get to know

Real estate data is an ecosystem, a cyclical, self-replicating entity connecting every transaction. Here are a few of the companies helping to forge this new reality, and all of them will be joining us at Inman Connect Las Vegas Oct. 26-28. Continue reading

Compass scoops up RE/MAX, Keller Williams teams in Indiana

The company also hired Jennil Salazar, a RE/MAX agent Compass says is the top individual agent in the entire state by sales volume. Continue reading

Federal eviction ban survives another day

A judge ruled on Friday that the latest eviction moratorium is likely illegal, but that it’s ultimately up to a higher court to decide if it can continue. Continue reading

Supreme Court partially blocks New York’s eviction ban

The court argued that by allowing tenants to self-certify that they’re facing economic hardship as a result of the pandemic, New York’s COVID eviction ban was unconstitutional. Continue reading

Rent-to-own real estate startup Landis partners with NAR

The company, which in July announced it had raised $165M with help from Will Smith’s Dreamers VC and a branch of Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, will tap NAR to connect with unqualified buyers. Continue reading