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Next year to be a ‘mixed bag’ for real estate: realtor.com report

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Recent inventory shortages may ease somewhat in 2022, but demand will probably still exceed supply and affordability will be challenging. Continue reading →

Skyrocketing US home prices are finally beginning to slow down

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September 2021 marked the first month since May 2020 in which annual home price growth decelerated, with home prices increasing 19.5 percent year over year, down from a 19.8 percent annual gain in August. Continue reading →

‘Success fees’ are coming to portals. Are you ready?

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Real estate portals around the world are making huge bets on next-generation lead generation tools that target buyers and sellers and include lead qualification standards and commission sharing, otherwise known as success fees. Continue reading →

Sellers are banking on red-hot buyer demand this fall: realtor.com

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Despite the return of housing market seasonality, homesellers are still expecting a red-hot fall and winter homebuying season similar to 2020, according to realtor.com’s latest survey released on Thursday. Continue reading →

Engel & Völkers opens up shop in Raleigh, North Carolina

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The brokerage’s license partner of Engel & Völkers Charlotte, Yuriy Vaynshteyn, will help lead the new office, alongside Nikita Zhitov and Vincenzo Verdino, founders of CityPlat Commercial Real Estate, a Raleigh-area firm. Continue reading →

US sees 8th record-breaking month of high-speed sales

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Amid the continued shattering of annual sales pace records, inventory also took a slight hit during October, a report from realtor.com released on Wednesday showed. Continue reading →

Realtor.com gears up for battle with Zillow as revenues jump 30%

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Digital real estate services continued to be the driving force behind News Corp’s earnings streak, according to the company’s first-quarter fiscal 2022 earnings results released on Thursday. Continue reading →

Opendoor plans to hire nearly 100 tech engineers in Canada

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The new team members will be based in Toronto and will work on financial platforms and technology infrastructure. Continue reading →

Move CEO David Doctorow pushes back on anti-portal rhetoric

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The top executive at realtor.com’s parent company said agents remain essential customers for listing portals, even as companies offer services to buyers and sellers. Continue reading →

Pending home sales take a hit in September: NAR

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Slowed contract signings in September are a likely sign that home price growth will soon come back down to earth, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said. Continue reading →