Fannie Mae earnings reveal a steadying housing market
Only 5.7% of the single-family loans guaranteed by the GSE were in forbearance at the end of the second quarter, down from 7% at the end of the previous quarter
by Patrick Kearns Jul 30
Zillow partners with nation's largest homebuilder
The partnership allows consumers working with D.R. Horton the freedom of a flexible closing date and cash credits at close for eligible deals
by Patrick Kearns Jul 30
Agent wages are rising, but not everywhere or for everyone
New data shows that as of May 2019 the average U.S. agent salary was $62,060. But wages are moving in different directions in different states
by Jim Dalrymple II Jul 29
Corcoran's biggest franchise expands again by acquisition
Corcoran Global Living has acquired Discovery Bay Properties, an East Bay, California-based brokerage and former Intero franchisee with roughly 100 agents
by Patrick Kearns Jul 28
Zillow will allow self-tours on all company-owned homes
The company is also adding a digital floor plan to all Zillow-owned listings
by Patrick Kearns Jul 28
Zumper offers new online leasing suite for free
Smaller landlords and multifamily investors will now have a free suite for online leasing, payment collection and virtual tours
by Craig C. Rowe Jul 28
Amid acquisition dustup, CoreLogic releases visual marketing services portal HomeVisit
Tested by the Rhode Island Association of Realtors & State-Wide MLS, the new portal will allow agents to streamline ordering of multiple marketing services
by Craig C. Rowe Jul 23
LoneWolf adds Adwerx to its den of Marketplace partners
Adwerx has served up more than 15B online ad impressions to date, and the new offering will bring targeted ad programs for real estate brokers and agents into LoneWolf's Transactions, the national transaction management member benefit in the US
by Craig C. Rowe Jul 23
Realtor.com partners with Opendoor, others for 'seller's marketplace'
The new platform from realtor.com provides sellers with options from from Opendoor, EasyKnock, HomeGo and WeBuyHouses.com, as well as listing on the open market
by Patrick Kearns Jul 23
How the real estate industry discriminates and what agents can do to stop it
Lisa Rice, the president and CEO of NFHA and Bill Dedman, an investigative reporter for 'Newsday,' discuss their investigations into housing discrimination at Zillow's virtual Unlock conference
by Patrick Kearns Jul 22
CoreLogic is fending off acquisition attempts from two investment firms
The two firms argued they could boost CoreLogic's performance. CoreLogic said they undervalued the company, and the ensuing disagreement has turned into a bitter month-long battle
by Jim Dalrymple II Jul 21
LionDesk seeks to go 'beyond the CRM' with launch of ad portal
CEO David Anderson said he's continuing to work to move his company 'beyond the CRM' by releasing software features that help agents manage the entire lead and sales cycle. Here's the latest
by Craig C. Rowe Jul 20
T3 Sixty promotes former NAR executive to chief technology officer
Mark Lesswing first joined T3 Sixty last August to help build the firm's technology division
by Jim Dalrymple II Jul 20
Flood of former Alain Pinel agents exit Compass for Dudum Real Estate
22 agents have moved over to Dudum Real Estate Group since May, 20 of who were previously members of Alain Pinel Realtors, a brokerage Compass acquired last year
by Lillian Dickerson Jul 17
'Where there’s chaos, there’s opportunity': Agents say pandemic will change real estate
During an Inman Town Hall Thursday a panel of industry professionals said the coronavirus pandemic has created challenges, but that deals are still happening
by Jim Dalrymple II Jul 16
Florida title search company enters remote closing field with ProperSign
PropLogix of Sarasota reacted to COVID-19-era requirements by developing its own solution to socially distant deal-making
by Craig C. Rowe Jul 16