In a cease-and-desist letter, Zillow accused Datafiniti of improperly using its data. Datafiniti, which also appears to have harvested Redfin data, says it scans info the way Google does
Most agents are independent contractors, meaning they don't automatically get health coverage from jobs. But recent years have seen a variety of options cropping up to solve that issue
During an Inman Connect session on Thursday, executives from Homie and Orchard advocated an approach that includes bundling more services under one roof, and treating consumers — not agents — as brokerages' primary customers
At Inman Connect, eXp agent and team leader Renee Funk said buyers and their agents need to be able to move quickly and adapt to a market in which inventory remains tight
During Inman Connect, Redfin's Glenn Kelman and Keller Williams' Josh Team forcefully defended their companies' respective approaches to agent employment
Stephanie Anton and Sven Andersen agreed during Inman Connect that leaders need to focus on culture and think outside the box
The partnership will let California agents access CAR documents directly within the DocuSign platform
Former Real Trends President Steve Murray, along with former Real Trends Vice President Scott Wright, will now lead RTC Consulting. The firm will advise real estate companies as they navigate things like mergers and acquisitions
The new partnership will give agents in realtor.com's ReadyConnect Concierge program access to Qualia's digital closing technology
Martinez joined Compass while the company was still young and went on to lead and help launch operations in multiple parts of the U.S.
The listing portal will now support 3D tours from imaging startups Asteroom and CloudPano
The move comes amid the specter of violence during the inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden. Airbnb also previously said it would block reservations and cancel existing ones in the area
Inman's Agent Appreciation survey shows more respondents are now making six figures than when a similar survey went out last year. Satisfaction with compensation is also up
Inman's second-annual Agent Appreciation survey revealed that many agents are working every day of the week and that just as many are completely satisfied with their careers
Most agents' income still comes from commissions, but the compensation landscape has never been in greater flux than it is now
George Slusser will help the consulting firm offer guidance to large and small real estate companies amid an ongoing frenzy of mergers and acquisitions
Jamie Cohen previously spent nearly a decade in various leadership roles at ANGI Homeservices before joining Vacasa
The partnership will give thousands of Canadian agents discounted access to REW's new Renaissance platform
Prior to the acquisition, Lyon Real Estate was the largest independent real estate company in Sacramento, California
The Alliance formed last June in the wake of leadership controversies at another advocacy group and has been steadily striking up industry partnerships ever since
