NAR fights back as buyer broker commission lawsuits pile up

An ever-increasing number of law firms are lining up to attack the real estate industry practice of sharing sales commissions between listing agents and buyer’s agents, but the National Association of Realtors is fighting back. Continue reading

AskAvenue’s chatbot qualifies leads faster without replacing you

AskAvenue won Realogy’s FWD Innovation Summit award in 2015 and continues to evolve with its latest chatbot lead generation tool for real estate agents. Continue reading

Realogy stock slides to new low following earnings

Realogy’s stock price plummeted more than 17 percent to a new all-time low of $10.57 per share as of 11:30 a.m. EST on Thursday, exceeding the previous all-time low of $14.32 per share after the corporation’s Q4 2018 earnings call in February. Continue reading

Realogy has hit pause on big acquisitions. That could change

Since scooping up Climb Real Estate in 2016, the company has moved away from brokerage acquisitions. But Realogy CEO Ryan Schneider revealed how that all might change. Continue reading

Realogy’s revenue declines, earnings fall in line with consensus

Realogy posted $1.1 billion in revenue in the second quarter of 2019, a decline of 9 percent from the first quarter due largely to lower transaction volume at its own-side real estate brokerage NRT.  Continue reading

Coldwell Banker Bain ‘unleashes’ brand and tech refresh

Coldwell Banker Bain announced on Wednesday a full organizational change to support its agents with new technology, marketing and branding. Continue reading

NAR hit with yet another antitrust suit over buyer commissions

Another homeseller is challenging the sharing of real estate sales commissions between listing and buyer’s brokers, according to a new lawsuit. Continue reading

Zillow has been buying homes for a year now. How’s it going?

It’s been a year since Zillow’s ambitious undertaking to buy and sell homes to consumers with quick-close, all-cash offers under the “iBuying” model. Continue reading