Redfin beats expectations with over $124M in revenue for Q4 2018

Those earnings represent an increase of 30 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2017, the company also revealed. Redfin also saw a net loss in the final three months of 2018 of $12.2 million, compared $1.8 million during the same period in 2017. Continue reading

It’s a 320-square-foot shack. And it’s on the market for $2 million

A tiny, 320-square-foot New Hampshire cottage on the edge of Portsmouth has hit the market for $2 million. It sits on a 0.34-acre site with water views. Continue reading

Local content provider LiveBy is the newest addition to the MoxiCloud

Seattle-based real estate technology company, MoxiWorks, announced this week that LiveBy, a solution that provides localized, customer-facing marketing data and content for agents, is the latest member of its MoxiCloud, an omni-channel, “plug-and-play”… Continue reading

Trump’s tariffs could drive the cost of homes and remodeling way up

The president’s tariffs could send the price of new homes and remodels soaring by thousands of dollars, but not all economists are convinced by the data. Continue reading

NYC Council aims to limit rental broker fees, security deposits

Members of the New York City Council took aim at the fees associated with renting an apartment in New York City, which sometimes requires prospective tenants to spend thousands of dollars in deposits and charges to obtain. Continue reading

Blend wants to speed up getting home equity loans, credit lines

Digital mortgage startup Blend announced that it will soon expand to offer customers home equity loans and lines of credit. Continue reading

Two of Austin’s largest indie brokerages are joining forces

Realty Austin, the largest independent brokerage in Austin, said its acquisition of Reilly Realtors should give it 10 percent of the market in the city. Continue reading

Mortgage software company Ellie Mae to be acquired for $3.7B

Ellie Mae, founded in 1997, processes 35 percent of all mortgage applications in the U.S., according to Banking Tech. Continue reading