Real Estate Industry Overview & Trends
A day after launching its new super app, real estate software company reAlpha hired 20-year real estate finance and accounting executive William Brent Miller as its new chief financial officer
The new rules are the result of the National Association of Realtors' major antitrust settlement. They're poised to change how agents are paid and how real estate consumers search for homes
Beginning Saturday, new rules around commissions take effect, paving the way for the biggest shift in real estate in at least a generation. It's a brave new world, and it begins this weekend
The association aims to offer an alternative to NAR and is launching its membership program when there is a 'lot of dissatisfaction with the status quo,' according to one co-founder
In an interview with NextHome CEO James Dwiggins, NAR interim CEO Nykia Wright urged members to lean back into engaging the 1.5M-member trade organization
Since launching in 2021 as the 'Stripe of real estate,' Setpoint has expanded into additional asset-backed lending lines including auto, consumer and small business
After growing agent count by 12%, the flat-fee brokerage said in Q2 earnings that it's poised for continued growth with new plans that pay a percentage of revenue generated by recruited agents
MVP Realty CEO Derek Carlson said moving to Realty One Group will bring agents a variety of upgrades while leaving his company's core values intact
Cloud banking software provider continues to grow consumer banking revenue, while reversing the decline in its main line of business of providing services to mortgage lenders
Digital mortgage lender boosted Q2 loan production by 45% and says it's on track to originate more than $1B in mortgages in Q3 for the first time in 2 years, but losses continue to mount
Hawkins had been working as the CEO of the Pacific West Association of Realtors in Southern California and will now lead CAR during a challenging time for the industry
Powered by Offerpad enables the iBuyers's PRO and MAX agent partners to manage listings, get real-time transaction updates and directly communicate with Offerpad support staff
Pending $25M settlement of January cyberattack adds to $66M Q2 net loss, but executives say they're in a better position to grow after selling $29B in mortgage servicing rights
Lux Capital, its Series A round leader, also led this round and was joined by REColorado MLS, Starwood Capital Group, Flex Capital, Stellar MLS and Venture MLS
Shares in Offerpad hit new all-time low in after-hours trading Monday after the iBuyer reported that it continues to trim its losses but expects further declines in revenue and homes sold in Q3
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is distributing $12M in payments to customers caught in a real estate house-flipping scheme operated by Zurixx, LLC and promoted by a lineup of celebrities
The Kennedy family heir and presidential contender also argued Thursday at Inman Connect Las Vegas that democracy depends on people maintaining 'a posture of fierce skepticism'