Study commissioned by REX claims commissions are deeply inflated

Real estate commissions are inflated by as much as $50 billion per year due to the lack of price competition created by having listing brokers set co-op fees for buyer brokers, according to the report in the Berkeley Business Law Journal. Continue reading

End-to-end times: How the all-in-1 platform became the holy grail

Companies both old and new are racing to build platforms that handle more of the real estate transaction. Agents will have to adapt to survive. Continue reading

Salaried brokerage REX raises $40M in funding

REX, a real estate brokerage that pays agents salaries and charges only 2 percent for listing commissions, has raised $40 million in a C1 funding round, putting it over the $115 million mark in total. Continue reading

Announcing the 2019 Inman Innovator Award winners

Redfin Direct, Homeward and Brix Real Estate are among those honored at Inman Connect Las Vegas. Continue reading

Announcing the 2019 Inman Innovator Award winners

Redfin Direct, Homeward and Brix Real Estate are among those honored at Inman Connect Las Vegas. Continue reading

National Association of Realtors takes on Wall Street Journal Op-Ed

The National Association of Realtors and real estate tech startup REX are duking it out over the value of Realtors in the pages of the Wall Street Journal. Continue reading

Tech startup REX raises $45M, plans expansion into new markets

REX, a tech startup that relies on artificial intelligence, has raised $45 million with an eye toward expanding into new markets. Continue reading