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Every Friday, Inman Service Editor Dani Vanderboegh rounds up the most popular, most read, most critical stories of the week to give you a quick catchup on the big headlines you might have missed in the hustle and bustle of the workweek. Here’s this week’s Top 5 as chosen by our readers.
P.S. Don’t miss The Download, our weekly column that breaks down one of the week’s top stories and equips you with what you’ll need to meet next Monday head-on.
Ryan Serhant likens Compass to Barnes & Noble, citing listing book
Credit: Compass, Beyond My Ken / Wikimedia Commons, and AJ Canaria Creative Works
The SERHANT. CEO jabbed at Compass’ launch this month of physical books of the brokerage’s exclusive listings in offices nationwide, likening it to old-school bookstores like Barnes & Noble.
Homes.com will ‘boost’ listings that are banned on Zillow: Florance
CoStar CEO Andy Florance on Thursday said the “Boost” tool it rolled out on April 29 will now be available for brokers and homeowners who have been thwarted by Zillow’s private listing ban.
Judge strikes John Davis’ request from record, calling it ‘scandalous’
Gary Keller, co-founder of Keller Williams, took the stand on what was set to be the final day of arguments in the Sitzer | Burnett trial on Friday, Oct. 27.
Judge called Davis’ demand for arbitration “redundant, immaterial, impertinent, and scandalous,” but ruled the former CEO made reasonable attempts to arbitrate his case against Keller Williams.
Want to sell 7K houses in a year? Here’s how Ben Caballero does it
Last week, Caballero set new world records after selling 7,722 homes in 2024 and inking $3.92 billion in volume. The agent, who works exclusively with builders in Texas, shared his tips with Inman.
Mortgage lender Lower acquires Movoto and parent OJO
The deal will give Lower greater reach, while also contributing to an “end-to-end homeownership” platform — increasingly the holy grail of real estate technology.
