Zillow CEO lauds remote work as portal continues to slash space
The company’s 2024 10-K filing revealed it expects its leasing costs to drop by about $16M over the next 4 years and anticipates earning $26M in sublease income during the same period
by Marian McPherson Feb 13
Windermere reinforces DEI pledge with appointment of new director
Brooks Glenn will serve as the Seattle-based brokerage's diversity, equity and inclusion director. President OB Jacobi said Windermere 'feels strongly' that now is the time to bolster DEI efforts
by Marian McPherson Feb 12
NCino acquires integration partner Sandbox Banking for $52.5M
In a flurry of activity, the cloud banking solutions provider appointed Sean Desmond as CEO while granting a big shareholder, HMI Capital Management, a seat on its expanded board of directors
by Matt Carter Feb 12
Investor who worked with Fox & Friends host sentenced for fraud
Bert Whalen was ordered to serve over 3 years in prison for his role in a scheme to sell hundreds of dilapidated homes to rookie investors, working at times with a former host of Fox & Friends
by Taylor Anderson Feb 12
Steel and aluminum are President Trump's latest tariff targets
Homebuilders already sounding the alarm on the potential impact on housing costs if Trump follows through on threats to impose duties on Canadian wood and Mexican gypsum
by Matt Carter Feb 10
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by Inman Feb 10
Commission settlement against Side and others gets first approval
In addition to Side, the fast-moving case — known as Keel for its lead homeseller — names as defendants Washington Fine Properties, Seven Gables, Brooklyn New York MLS and others
by Jim Dalrymple II Feb 7
Realtor.com moves headquarters from Santa Clara to Austin, Texas
Six years after opening an office in Austin, Realtor.com is making the space its new headquarters. The company said it has more than 400 employees in Texas and now plans to add ‘hundreds more’
by Marian McPherson Feb 6
LoanDepot partners with factory homebuilder Onx Homes
With listings scarce and refinancings sluggish, the strategy of partnering with homebuilders to form joint ventures like Onx X+ Mortgage is to grow loanDepot's purchase loan business
by Matt Carter Feb 5
Fathom Realty is jumping on the bitcoin bandwagon
Parent company will invest up to half of its excess cash in the 'highly volatile' cryptocurrency to pave the way for enabling bitcoin payments for agents and customers at a later date
by Matt Carter Jan 30
Angelica Parker lawsuit against Alexanders tossed on technicality
Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said the Adult Survivors Act supersedes the Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law in her case, meaning Parker will have until Feb. 14 to amend the lawsuit
by Lillian Dickerson Jan 27
American Real Estate Association absorbs NYC trade group
The integration with the New York Residential Agent Continuum paves the way for the organization's first local chapter while turning up the heat on its rivalry with NAR
by Andrea V. Brambila Jan 22
Julie Kheyfets named new CEO of AI renovation company Block
Kheyfets spent 7 years as Block's Chief Operating Officer, and prior to that, led North American growth for Tractable, a unicorn in the AI accident and disaster recovery space
by Craig C. Rowe Jan 17
'This feeling is devastating:' Celebs who lost their homes in LA wildfires
Dozens of high-profile celebrities have lost their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires since last week, including Mandy Moore, Anthony Hopkins, John Goodman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and more
by Richelle Hammiel Jan 17
Portfolio success leads Fifth Wall to open new fund
The new fund is backed by new limited partners such as Lowe’s, Public Storage, Kite Realty Group and Independence Realty Trust. Fifth Wall’s largest proptech investment went public in December
by Craig C. Rowe Jan 16
RE/MAX taps Christie's Real Estate vet Chris Lim as chief growth officer
Lim, who vacated the presidency of Christie's International Real Estate in 2023, will be tasked with growing RE/MAX at a time when the brokerage has struggled with falling revenue and agent count
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 15