Redfin is officially live in Canada

Redfin’s brokerage services and listings website are officially live in Toronto, Canada. Starting Tuesday, users can log onto www.redfin.ca to see homes for sale in the greater Toronto area, with Vancouver next and other cities to follow. Continue reading

WATCH: How should agents handle the current market shift?

Get the scoop from Coldwell Banker Global Luxury’s Joyce Rey, Redfin’s Daryl Fairweather, WealthQuotient’s David Friedman, Warburg Realty’s Clelia Peters and Keller Williams Capital Properties’ Brandon Green on what to expect in 2019. Continue reading

Should Amazon buy Redfin?

Amazon is already dabbling in real estate and has hinted it may have bigger plans, but this week one analyst floated a way the company could take the plunge and become a major force in the sector: Buy online brokerage Redfin. Continue reading

Virtual brokerages ‘will pull us all down’

Long & Foster CEO Jeff Detwiler is unhappy with the state of agent professionalism, training and supervision in the real estate industry. He put virtual brokerages in the crosshairs in conversation with David Charron, the president of MRIS Investo… Continue reading

Home appreciation slows, but prices remain out of reach

A pair of reports from Zillow and Redfin paint a picture of slowing price growth, but homes remain unaffordable to the middle class in many major metros. Continue reading

Redfin invests in tech-enabled contracting startup Pro.com

Pro.com announced a new $33 million round of funding, saying the infusion would fuel rapid expansion into new markets over the coming years. Continue reading

Here are Swanepoel’s most powerful and influential people in real estate

Ron Peltier, the CEO of HomeServices of America is the most powerful and influential person in real estate according to sixth annual Swanepoel 200 (SP200), published by T3 Sixty. Peltier beat out other top executives from Keller Williams, RE/MAX, Zillo… Continue reading