Zavvie’s savvy offer optimizer adds moxie to presentation software

Zavvie’s offer comparison models are now presentable within MoxiPresent, a part creative, part analytical demonstration software that gives agents the power of producing dynamic, data-driven ways to pitch business. Continue reading

Side carries out new round of layoffs amid slowing market

The latest round of cuts comes after the company laid off 10 percent of its workforce in June. Side’s layoffs are among dozens of others in the housing industry this year. Continue reading

Tribus to help clients reach new destinations with coaching program

The coaching program will be divided into tracks including some designed for veteran agents, some for team leaders and some for salaried staff within a company. Continue reading

Leading Los Angeles agent returns to Sotheby’s International Realty

Marc Noah was with Sotheby’s International Realty for about seven years before moving to Hilton & Hyland. Prior to that, he was a loan officer with mortgage company First Capital. Continue reading

Following slow September, single-family housing starts plunge 18%

Single-family projects took yet another beating in September, declining nearly 5 percent from the previous month and 18 percent year over year, according to data released Wednesday from the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading

Two top-producing teams merge with Adam Hergenrother’s Livian

BTG and the Neilsen Team will collectively add more than 70 agents to Livian’s ranks. The mergers come during a period of intense competition for talent. Continue reading

Say ‘funding!’ Photography software firm Aryeo closes on $3.5M

Aryeo’s vertical SaaS (software-as-a-service) product facilitates workflow for creating and organizing an agent’s property photos, videos, floorplans and documents. Continue reading

Knox Financial converts owners to landlords with this one cool trick

Knox provides mortgage lending, refinancing, lines of credit and its KEAP program—Knox Equity Access Program—to give homeowners access to capital, based on the equity in the homes they are turning into investment properties. Continue reading

EXPCON keynote urges real estate agents to stay positive

Nick Santonastasso, who in his own words was born a “man with no legs and one arm,” said agents should have “emotional integrity” and focus on things they can control. Continue reading