Airbnb to acquire Urbandoor in bid to reach business travelers
The move will allow Airbnb to cement relationships with multifamily owners and building operators
Opendoor will expand into Salt Lake City, Boise and St. Louis
The iBuyer plans to make offers on homes in Salt Lake City and Boise later this year, followed by St. Louis in 2020
by Jim Dalrymple II Aug 6
How to sell investment properties
Real estate professionals said keys to selling investment properties include focusing on returns and thinking like a financial planner
by Jim Dalrymple II Aug 5
RE/MAX's ambitious goal? To be real estate industry's tech leader
CEO Adam Contos made the pledge Monday at the RE/MAX Broker Owner Conference in Chicago while unveiling the company's end-to-end technology platform
by Patrick Kearns Aug 5
Zillow Offers expands to Nashville
The Tennessee city marks the 15th market for the rapidly growing all-cash home offer platform
Critics slam presidential hopeful's plan to 'tax the hell out of' the rich
One analyst said Friday that the tax proposal from presidential candidate and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio 'would destroy a lot of wealth in the country'
by Jim Dalrymple II Aug 2
NYC competitor sues Compass over allegedly poaching manager
Compass is the target of another lawsuit. This time, it's from Elegran, a lead generation-focused brokerage in New York
by Patrick Kearns Aug 2
The Real Word: The Amazon-Realogy partnership and TurnKey
Opinion
Plus, the top cities for bachelors and an agent's take on changing Zestimate numbers
by Byron Lazine Aug 2
Redfin CEO: Amazon-Realogy partnership not a 'serious move into the real estate market'
Glenn Kelman also said in the earnings call Thursday that he'd like to be able to sell 10% of the homes listed with Redfin to unrepresented buyers
by Jim Dalrymple II Aug 1
Redfin experiences 'turning point,' beats expectations with $197.8M in revenue
CEO Glenn Kelman also said web traffic and brokerage sales accelerated for the 2nd straight quarter
by Jim Dalrymple II Aug 1
RE/MAX CEO: 'Fear factor' holding back housing market
The franchisor's revenue in the 2nd quarter was boosted by Motto Mortgage franchise sales and international growth
by Patrick Kearns Aug 1
United Real Estate accused of removing thousands of agent websites
Former franchise owners allege in lawsuit that by removing the websites, the company's customer relationship management software was rendered useless
by Patrick Kearns Jul 31
Groundfloor gets $3M more from individual real estate investors
Crowdfunded real estate investment platform continues impressive growth in Q2 of 2019
by Craig C. Rowe Jul 31
Realogy launches Agent X, its new Alexa-based voice assistant
Agent X includes calendar features, can provide briefings and is free for agents affiliated with Realogy's many brands
by Jim Dalrymple II Jul 30
Arlington, VA
In the wake of Amazon's HQ2 announcement, agents say that some sellers in Virginia are waiting to list their properties while buyers at the lower end of the spectrum are having trouble competing for homes
by Jim Dalrymple II Jul 30
Vacasa to acquire Wyndham Vacation Rentals in $162M deal
The acquisition will grow Vacasa's portfolio to more than 23,000 vacation rental units across four continents
by Jim Dalrymple II Jul 30