Compass to pay $57.5M to settle commission lawsuits

The news comes one week after NAR’s whopping $418 million settlement was announced. Compass also agreed to make some minor changes to its business practices as part of the settlement. Continue reading

Trump son-in-law Kushner pursues overseas real estate deals

Jared Kushner, husband of Ivanka Trump, is pursuing deals in Albania and Serbia even as his father-in-law runs for president. Some observers say the situation raises red flags. Continue reading

Biden set to propose $5K tax credit for first-time buyers

The President will reveal a set of new housing initiatives during the State of the Union address on Thursday that will include a tax credit of $5,000 per year for two years to first-time homebuyers and a one-year tax credit of up to $10,000 to househol… Continue reading

Zillow, Realtor.com team up on syndicated rental listings

The ongoing portal war has now sparked a new alliance that’ll see Zillow’s rental listings show up on Realtor.com’s site. Continue reading

Doss debuts ‘accelerator’ program to waive franchise fees

Twenty participants in the new program will not have to pay Doss’ normal $15,000 franchise fee, though they will have to commit to growing their businesses. Continue reading

Compass, eXp notch more big recruiting wins

Compass has recruited New York-based brokers Tom Postilio and Mickey Conlon. Meanwhile, eXp added Calgary-based Sahil Chhabra and his team to its ranks. Continue reading

Zillow teams up with Howard Hanna to offer Listing Showcase

The technology platform is designed to improve marketing for listings. Now, Howard Hanna agents will get to exclusively offer the tool to their clients in Pittsburgh and Cleveland. Continue reading

Opendoor’s partnership with eXp officially goes live

The companies’ integrated technology will streamline the process to make Opendoor cash offers available to eXp’s tens of thousands of agents. Continue reading