Redfin CEO: ‘Intense season of bidding wars’ on the horizon

Glenn Kelman said Wednesday that supply shortages, once limited to places like San Francisco, have spread. And that means competition for homes will be intense this year Continue reading

Ben Kinney, Chris Suarez launch new brand-agnostic platform

Place Inc. will handle a variety of business tasks for teams, which will be able to keep their existing branding and remain in their brokerages. Continue reading

Oregon’s biggest city is clashing over controversial proposal to upzone

The Portland City Council gave the public 2 days to comment on plans to change zoning in residential neighborhoods. Residents still showed up hours early to testify. Continue reading

Southern markets will reign supreme in 2020: Zillow

Home values in Austin, Atlanta, Charlotte and Nashville are expected to explode as buyers search for affordable housing, according to Zillow’s latest Home Price Expectations Survey. Continue reading

Vacasa raises $319M for expansion, tech enhancements

Fast-growing vacation rental startup Vacasa announced this morning that it has raised $319 million in its latest funding round, helping drive its total valuation to more than $1 billion. Continue reading

Coldwell Banker Bain expands by acquiring another CB franchisee

Coldwell Banker Bain acquired Coldwell Banker Morris Real Estate, giving the combined company four offices and more than 300 agents in Oregon. Continue reading

How the push against single-family zoning will impact agents

Minneapolis and Oregon have led the way, but cities and states across the U.S. are increasingly looking at allowing multifamily units in response to supply shortages. Continue reading

How the push against single-family zoning will impact agents

Minneapolis and Oregon have led the way, but cities and states across the U.S. are increasingly looking at allowing multifamily units in response to supply shortages. Continue reading

Oregon moves to nix single-family zoning, continues a national trend

Oregon lawmakers voted to eliminate single-family zoning in any city with more than 25,000 people. The bill would legalize duplexes and other “missing middle” housing in neighborhoods that previously only allowed single-family homes. Continue reading