DOJ takes aim at RealPage rent-pricing algorithm in antitrust suit

“Americans should not have to pay more in rent because a company has found a new way to scheme with landlords to break the law,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Friday. Continue reading

HomeStack, APInation to power up tech stacks

Whereas HomeStack comes with home search functionality, a CRM, on-board communications with two-way activity notifications, lead routing, tour scheduling and other tools, APInation helps send information from one major product to another, and vice vers… Continue reading

Zillow hires former PayPal exec to lead agent sales team

Zillow is continuing its leadership shuffle, with the Seattle-based residential portal announcing a new senior vice president of agent sales on Friday. Former PayPal executive Soumya Tulloss will lead Zillow’s agent sales, the segment that includes fla… Continue reading

Pre-list market insight underpins Lynn’s agent pitch: Tech Review

The value proposition rests on owners publishing their home to the Lynn user community for feedback on its potential value to the market, but an immature user experience and lack of engagement incentives erodes the value prop. Continue reading

Redfin lays off nearly 100 Redfin Concierge service employees

Seattle-based brokerage and portal Redfin laid off almost 100 Redfin Concierge support and sales managers on Thursday. The company said agents will now take the lead on Concierge services. Continue reading

Inside Real Estate, RE/MAX, LLC extend software partnership

Inside Real Estate (IRE) and RE/MAX, LLC., have agreed to expand an enterprise software deal that will entrench BoldTrail in its network offices throughout the United States and Canada. Continue reading

RE software company reAlpha Tech Corp hires new CFO

Publicly traded real estate software company reAlpha Tech Corp (AIRE) has hired a new chief financial officer. William Brent Miller will start his role immediately, taking the reins from Chief Operating Officer Michael J. Logozzo who’s been reAlpha’s i… Continue reading

Thumbtack pins new product on task management for homeowners

Thumbtack for Real Estate is an agent-facing co-branded experience that lets licensed professionals deliver an intuitive workflow for task management, from moving company provisioning to room renovation. Continue reading

ReAlpha’s ‘super app’ dangles commission-free buyer agency

Publicly traded real estate software company reAlpha Tech Corp (AIRE) has shipped what it’s calling a “super app” that will provide a free solution for end-to-end homebuying representation. Continue reading

Chicago’s Dream Town automates buyer agency with CRM integration

As the industry grapples with best practices on how to deliver and execute new settlement-required buyer agency forms, one independent has already made it part of its in-house software features. Continue reading