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Realogy appoints first black board member

By Jim Dalrymple II | March 19, 2021 - 6:34 pm |March 19, 2021 Uncategorized

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Felicia Williams is a veteran executive from retailer Macy’s. She’ll serve on the Realogy board’s audit committee. Continue reading →

Redfin exec Scott Nagel announces retirement

By Jim Dalrymple II | March 18, 2021 - 10:08 pm |March 18, 2021 Uncategorized

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Nagel has been with the tech-oriented brokerage for almost 14 years. Adam Wiener, Redfin’s current chief growth officer, will take his place. Continue reading →

Number of homes sold above list price soared in February: Redfin

By Veronika Bondarenko | March 18, 2021 - 4:20 pm |March 18, 2021 Uncategorized

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The median home sale price in the U.S. rose 14.4 percent to $336,200 in February, according to the latest numbers from Redfin. Continue reading →

Freddie Mac names Mark Grier interim CEO

By Lillian Dickerson | March 17, 2021 - 2:16 pm |March 17, 2021 Uncategorized

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The Prudential Financial vet served on Freddie Mac’s board of directors for about one year before being named the company’s interim chief executive officer. Continue reading →

Rent prices continue to soar across US: CoreLogic

By Veronika Bondarenko | March 16, 2021 - 12:00 pm |March 16, 2021 Uncategorized

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Rent prices are significantly higher than they were at the same time last year, rising by a nationwide 3.8 percent in January. Continue reading →

Lawsuit accuses 88 landlords and brokerages — including Compass and Corcoran — of discrimination

By Lillian Dickerson | March 15, 2021 - 8:10 pm |March 15, 2021 Uncategorized

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The lawsuit filed in federal court in Manhattan on Monday by watchdog group the Housing Rights Initiative claims the New York City brokerages and landlords in question have discriminated against people with housing vouchers. Continue reading →

Matterport and rooomy advance relationship with immersive virtual staging

By Craig C. Rowe | March 15, 2021 - 6:26 pm |March 15, 2021 Uncategorized

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Matterport’s relationship with rooomy has advanced to providing virtually staged homes and in-app furniture purchases. Continue reading →

Lone Wolf announces collaborative rollout of Digital Title services

By Craig C. Rowe | March 15, 2021 - 1:00 pm |March 15, 2021 Uncategorized

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Lone Wolf’s new product will directly link real estate agents with title companies to securely digitize deal data. Multiple software and title companies collaborated to develop the web-based solution. Continue reading →

So you want to live in a tiny home? Here’s everything you need to know

By Veronika Bondarenko | March 12, 2021 - 10:00 am |March 12, 2021 Uncategorized

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We talked to experts about the legal, financial and social aspects of buying and moving into a home that’s under 500 square feet. Continue reading →

Mainframe Real Estate debuts marketing tech, agent websites

By Jim Dalrymple II | March 11, 2021 - 8:48 pm |March 11, 2021 Uncategorized

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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 →