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Divvy Homes slashes 12% of staff as rates continue to climb

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The company, valued at $2 billion as of August 2021, has reduced its employee count by 40 people, the latest in a run of real estate companies that have enacted layoffs. Continue reading →

Chime rings in United Kingdom with Rentancy acquisition

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Real estate marketing software company Chime acquired UK firm Rentancy to expand into the rental and property management market. Continue reading →

Opendoor expands rapid preapproval app to 3 new states

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Once only available in California, the expansion will see the Opendoor Finance App available in Texas, Arizona and Georgia, promising consumers preapproval letters in 60 seconds or less. Continue reading →

Real acquires lending arm of LemonBrew Technologies

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Agents working under the banner of The Real Brokerage can now extend mortgage services to their clients as a result of the company’s acquisition of LemonBrew Lending. Continue reading →

A new normal, or a ‘new weird’? Home prices climb despite 6% rates

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As mortgage rates rose in recent weeks, so did home prices and purchase-loan applications. It’s a strange time, a Redfin economist says. Continue reading →

Clean your house, photographers tell homesellers in new survey

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Recently, HomeJab has thrust itself into the marketing datasphere, leveraging the activity of its national network of photography and real estate creatives as a source to better understand the industry. Continue reading →

One new feature makes the iPhone 14 worth the upgrade

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Perhaps the iPhone 14’s most critical feature for real estate agents is its satellite-based SOS feature, a technology most often found in stand-alone emergency communication tools used by people who spend a lot of time in remote places. Continue reading →

The end of credit scores? The best ideas from Zillow’s Hackathon

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The Seattle-based listing giant announced the three top innovations that emerged from its annual competition for students of historically Black colleges and universities. Continue reading →