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Compass rolls out second-home-focused network for agents

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Compass Resort aims to provide referrals, collaboration and other resources to agents who work with clients focused on vacation properties and secondary homes. Continue reading →

Compass recruits top-performing Redfin agent in Washington

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Hal Bennett is based in the Seattle metro area. He joins Compass as brokerages continue to compete for top agent talent. Continue reading →

REX appeals latest court loss, aims to keep fighting Zillow

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The company is appealing a recent ruling that rejected its request for a new trial. REX has been feuding with Zillow for years now. Continue reading →

Meet Inman’s 2023 ‘Person of the Year’: The Small Broker-Owner

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Small brokers may not get as much attention as the big guys, but they make up the majority of the real estate industry’s firms and manage to win David-and-Goliath struggles every day. Continue reading →

After a big 2023, make no mistake: Artificial intelligence is here to stay

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A year after ChatGPT burst onto the scene, real estate professionals told Inman that AI and AI-backed companies are on the way to becoming a baked-in part of the modern real estate business. Continue reading →

Seattle-based Coldwell Banker franchise ditches NAR

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The company is the latest of several to step away from the National Association of Realtors, which has suffered both a scandal and legal defeats in recent months. Continue reading →

Compass nabs ‘star’ New York City agent and team from SERHANT.

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Maggie Wu is the latest of many agents to “boomerang” back to Compass after briefly leaving for another company. She leads the 4-person W Team which closed $102 million in sales last year. Continue reading →

Compass nabs top-performing Coldwell Banker agent

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Tacoma’s Margo Hass Klein joined Compass this week, according to the company. She’s the latest in a string of Coldwell Banker agents who decamped for Compass this year. Continue reading →

Will chatbots make housing discrimination worse?

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New artificial intelligence technology can recommend real estate listings based on neighborhoods’ ethnic makeup. Experts are worried about the tech’s potential for discrimination. Continue reading →

The inventory recovery suffered a setback. Is it just temporary?

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The housing downturn was supposed to bring the market back into balance between buyers and sellers. But recent inventory gains have stalled. Continue reading →