Elliman shareholder’s demands gain traction from advisory firms

Two weeks after Brad Tirpak sent a shareholders’ letter seeking votes against chairman Howard Lorber, advisory firms Glass Lewis and ISS are echoing the vocal investor’s recommendations. Continue reading

Police search underway for missing Toronto-based Century 21 agent

Veteran Century 21 agent Yuk-Ying Mui, 56, vanished Aug. 9. Rescue teams have narrowed their search to a property outside Toronto she was due to visit on the morning of her disappearance. Continue reading

Amazon debuts trio of tiny homes in face of home affordability crunch

The “Prefab Hiking House” series of homes designed by OneSpaceHub includes a split-level 40-foot property featuring a sun deck for $48,000 and a single-story home with a terrace priced at $19,000. Continue reading

Home prices grow in 90% of metros as Silicon Valley breaks $2M ceiling

San Jose, California, a major tech hub, tallied single-family existing-home prices exceeding $2 million in 2Q for the first time since the National Association of Realtors began tracking home prices in 1979. Continue reading

World’s most expensive, futuristic motorhome priced at $2.5M

According to Van Conover, the Prevost motorhomes typically belong to “A-list artists, top of the top in the music industry, F1 racers and high-level entrepreneurs” who can customize the motorhome however they see fit from the floors, the color of the l… Continue reading

Realty One Group scoops up Florida indie MVP Realty

MVP Realty CEO Derek Carlson said moving to Realty One Group will bring agents a variety of upgrades while leaving his company’s core values intact. Continue reading

Miami investors lose another hotel to foreclosure auction

In the same week that the investment firm lost the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C., to a foreclosure auction, CGI Merchant also had to let go of the Gabriel Miami Downtown in a foreclosure auction to an affiliate of Madison Realty Capital. Continue reading

Lofty acquires real estate CRM company Firepoint

There is a good deal of feature overlap between the Lofty and Firepoint, with both providing the market website creation and content management, AI assistants and lead generation and oversight. However, Lofty ventures into transaction management, omnic… Continue reading

HomeServices commission settlement gets prelim approval

HomeServices previously agreed to pay $250 million to settle various commission suits. A final approval hearing is set for November. Continue reading

Now in beta, Eden’s AI home search aims to upend ‘Big Search’

Agents can use Eden’s AI tools to compete for business with affordability, a unique advantage in a market that may soon find buyers having to pay directly for representation Continue reading