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The Real Brokerage reaches 25K-agent milestone

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After adding 1,000 agents per month in 2024, Real said January could become its most productive hiring month in company history. Continue reading →

KW sues InsideRE for trademark infringement over BoldTrail

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InsideRE’s use of the word “bold” and the color purple in a rebrand of the product formerly known as kvCORE make its branding “confusingly similar” to KW’s BOLD product, the company claimed. Continue reading →

NAR wants Michigan 3-way lawsuit thrown out

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The case began in August and challenges requirements that agents belong to local, state and national Realtor associations. NAR previously asked to have the case dismissed in November. Continue reading →

Austin’s Spyglass joins Real under Private Label model

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Spyglass is coming aboard via the Private Label program, which gives independent brokerages access to Real’s internal software solutions and its cascading efficiencies while sustaining their existing consumer-facing brand. Continue reading →

Go Mortgage and PacRes seek economies of scale in merger

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Executives and employees of the combined company will continue to serve a nationwide footprint as Go Mortgage, which is hiring retail branch managers and loan originators. Continue reading →

Brookfield Properties said to be acquiring Divvy Homes in ‘fire sale’

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Valued at $2 billion in 2021 Series D funding round, rent-to-own company Divvy Homes had endured several rounds of layoffs before launching a subscription-based credit building service last year. Continue reading →

Broker Spotlight: Jemila Winsey, Legacy Living Real Estate

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Find out how this Houston, Texas, Realtor puts her two decades of expertise to work for clients and for the agents she influences. Continue reading →

Former Realtor president sues NAR over 3-way agreement

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Agent Preston Moore decried his suspension following an ethics investigation he alleges was discriminatory and said he was “forced” to belong to NAR for MLS access. Continue reading →

34% of homeowners say they’ll never sell their home: Redfin

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Rising home prices and elevated mortgage rates are keeping would-be homesellers out of the market, according to Redfin’s latest consumer insights. Redfin partnered with Ipsos to survey 1,802 U.S. adults about their housing choices. Continue reading →

Social issues, not industry chaos, will guide agents at the ballot box

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Commission chaos has disrupted real estate’s status quo in unique ways in 2024, but social issues have been the reason for more political donations from agents, according to an analysis by Inman. Continue reading →