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DOJ intervenes in REX antitrust suit against NAR and Zillow

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The federal agency says NAR can’t use a 2008 consent decree to shield itself from investigation of its rules. Continue reading →

Rocket Homes hiring in-house agents, launching iBuyer program

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Rocket Cos., the parent company of the nation’s biggest mortgage lender, plans to get into the iBuyer and real estate brokerage business through its Rocket Homes subsidiary. Continue reading →

Automated property inspection startup RentCheck raises $2.6M

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The startup, which helps property managers conduct remote, automated property inspections, also earned $1 million in pre-seed funding, and grew exponentially during the pandemic. Continue reading →

Home inspector fatally shot during tour amid family real estate dispute

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The shooting, which left Michael Alderson dead and 3 others injured, occurred during a property viewing after siblings fought over whether to sell their deceased father’s home. Continue reading →

First Street Foundation to build property-specific fire risk model

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The model will provide an analysis of how various factors will impact a property’s wildfire risk over the next 30 years, giving property owners better insight into their home’s future risk for wildfire. Continue reading →

LionDesk’s new feature helps agents build landing pages

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CRM LionDesk, powered by Lone Wolf, has released a new feature that allows agents to build custom landing pages for marketing campaigns. Continue reading →

Engel & Völkers majority stake acquired by global private equity firm Permira

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Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed, but the Völkers family, as well as CEO Sven Odia and CFO Thilo von Trotha, will maintain nearly 40 percent of the company’s shares. Continue reading →

New Adwerx product leverages motion graphics in online listing ads

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Advertising company Adwerx announced the launch of Adwerx Motion, an HTML5-based offering that displays animated ads for agents and brokerages and their listings. Continue reading →

From slideshows to high-end films: 7 listing video tools that win buyers’ attention

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Every Facebook ad, email campaign and landing page you create is a chapter in your listing’s story, and video is likely going to be the one buyers flip to first. Here are the tools you need. Continue reading →

Realtor.com parent company Move sees 68% Q4 revenue boost

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Move took in $186 million in Q4 2021, as a booming housing market kept website traffic, lead generation and referral services riding high. Continue reading →