Real Estate Industry Overview & Trends
The parent company of the virtual, cloud-based brokerage has hired both a new chief marketing officer and global controller in the past two weeks
RE/MAX is offering expanded training, tech initiatives and a free 3-month trial of its First app, an AI-powered lead nurturing tool
On Monday, Zillow launched 'LGBT Local Legal Protections,' a data-powered resource on all Zillow listings that shows whether for-sale and rental listings are located in communities that explicitly protect individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender
A survey of more than 350 real estate professionals indicates that remote online notarization has increased nearly 40% in recent months
While housing has thus far seen a strong recovery, experts say prices may actually fall later this year. Factors such as unemployment and foreclosures could also weigh down the market
The new payment system, created in conjunction with eCommission, will allow agents to pay for Homesnap products using future commissions in lieu of cash or credit
The Real Estate Almanac is a hard copy compendium of the company's research reports
In our multipart series on the US housing market this summer, Inman's Jim Dalrymple reports that the market hasn't fully returned to normal yet, but a number of metrics including prices and pending sales suggest it has been resilient amid the coronavirus crisis
During a virtual town hall, Ryan Gorman also explained why he doesn't believe the market will see a massive spike in foreclosures
Kyle Seyboth of Keller Williams and Alexa Lambert of Compass snagged top individual agent awards from the Real Trends + Tom Ferry The Thousand rankings Friday after Real Trends added new categories and altered its methodology
Two Coldwell Banker brokerages are joining forces. The Florida-based Coldwell Banker Premier Properties has been acquired by the Schmidt Family of Companies
Metro Estates' owner Brad Coleman will serve as assistant branch manager for the brokerage's Newport Beach office and 20 of its top agents will join the same branch
The LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance and the Real Pride Network are both products of people who recently fled the National Association of Gay and Lesbian Real Estate Professionals
The tasks outlined in the job description include the 'timely satisfaction of SEC and stock exchange compliance and reporting obligations'
The real estate franchisor is the latest to recognize the holiday that's historically been celebrated by Black communities and ignored by others
Separate from a wide-ranging lawsuit filed in New York, Realogy's lawsuit against Compass and a former employee over a non-compete clause was dismissed with prejudice last week
The Fair Housing Act currently doesn't list gender identity and sexual orientation as protected classes