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LionDesk’s new feature helps agents build landing pages

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CRM LionDesk, powered by Lone Wolf, has released a new feature that allows agents to build custom landing pages for marketing campaigns. Continue reading →

Engel & Völkers majority stake acquired by global private equity firm Permira

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Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed, but the Völkers family, as well as CEO Sven Odia and CFO Thilo von Trotha, will maintain nearly 40 percent of the company’s shares. Continue reading →

New Adwerx product leverages motion graphics in online listing ads

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Advertising company Adwerx announced the launch of Adwerx Motion, an HTML5-based offering that displays animated ads for agents and brokerages and their listings. Continue reading →

Black agent and client handcuffed during home showing in Michigan

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A Black real estate agent in Wyoming, Michigan, was showing a home to a client and his 15-year-old son, who are also Black, when police arrived on the scene and placed all three of them in handcuffs. Continue reading →

Americans get comfy with digital transactions: report

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A new report from Notarize shows that 81 percent of people in the U.S. feel safe making financial transactions online Continue reading →

Ken Dunn, co-founder of Rainier Companies, dies in plane crash

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The co-founder of a Dallas-based real estate investment firm with a $1.6 billion portfolio died last week in a plane crash, his company said. Continue reading →

Lone Wolf extends shopping spree with Terradatum acquisition

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In most recent acquisition, Lone Wolf Technologies picked up Terradatum to integrate its predictive analytics software with Lone Wolf Broker Cloud, an enterprise-level solution available throughout North America. Continue reading →

@properties scores its biggest franchise yet

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Plat Collective in Indianapolis will be the Chicago-based brokerage’s fourth franchise. The firm has 114 agents and is on track to do $650 million in sales volume this year. Continue reading →

Prefab homebuilder Plant Prefab rakes in $30M in financing

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The company also announced it has opened a second factory in Ontario, California, and is working on a third factory, which will be its first automated facility, capable of building homes 20 to 50 percent faster than traditional methods. Continue reading →

Related Companies latest real estate company to require vaccinations

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The New York City-based firm’s 4,000 employees will have until August 31 to get their first coronavirus vaccination shot or be fired. Continue reading →