Murdoch’s REA Group makes another bid for UK’s Rightmove

Sydney-based News Corp subsidiary REA Group has made a third bid for UK portal Rightmove. The company offered $8.1 billion for Rightmove on Monday — a 10 percent increase from its first offer. Continue reading

Revive releases Marketing Center product for pre-renovation pitches

The “Marketing Center” is designed to explain the appeal of pre-renovations to consumers using campaigns that include print and digital messaging as well as case studies from closed sales. Continue reading

Lone Wolf rolls out ‘Buyer’s Agent Club’ amid commission confusion

In light of buyer representation mandates, the program will focus on training, software access and strategic resources to help agents communicate value using tools within Lone Wolf’s ecosystem. Continue reading

Move class-action lawsuit shines harsh light on network’s paid leads

Disconnected phones, undeliverable emails and presumed scams have all become more common, customers of Move’s network of companies told Inman in the wake of the Aug. 23 class-action suit. Continue reading

SERHANT. rolls out S.MPLE workflow platform to all agents

The new platform, which Serhant likened to “Instacart for salespeople,” allows agents to request upwards of a dozen workflows. The tool begins completing requests within minutes with human advisor oversight. Continue reading

How to create marketing that makes the phone ring

Great marketing uses a framework that naturally grabs the prospect’s attention and gets them to raise their hand and ask for additional information, Jimmy Burgess writes. Continue reading

Is that big Fed rate cut a cure-all for the mopey market? The Download

With this week’s half-percent rate cut from the Federal Reserve, agents are hoping sellers will finally get off the fence and loosen up some inventory to get the market moving. Continue reading

The worst of the storm is over. Time to make waves: Ginger Wilcox

We’ve weathered the worst of our industry’s perfect storm, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate President Ginger Wilcox writes. Now it’s time to get geared up for what’s next. Continue reading

2024 could be worst year for home sales since 1995: Fannie Mae

Falling mortgage rates should help boost home sales by nearly 10 percent next year, but in the meantime, inventory shortages and affordability challenges are keeping a lid on sales in many markets. Continue reading

MV Realty barred from enforcing 40-year contract in California

A new preliminary injunction orders the Florida-based brokerage to stop issuing liens in California, and to stop enforcing its 40-year “homeowner benefit agreements.” Continue reading