Real Estate Industry Overview & Trends
Redfin has reached a settlement with the National Fair Housing Alliance in its discrimination case after nearly 2 years. The brokerage will pay $4M along with making several policy changes
The program is meant to help agents widen their client base to a more diverse pool of consumers
In a Linkedin post on Friday, Albertson, who navigated COVID's effect on editorial coverage and live events, struck an optimistic note while passing the torch to new CEO Emily Paquette
Catch up quickly on the most significant stories of the week, as determined by Inman readers. Here's the Top 5 for Inman’s top 5 stories of the week of April 22-28, 2022
Opinion
This week: Byron Lazine and Nicole White discussed a decision in the bombshell class action lawsuit against NAR and Realogy, Zillow's revised forecast and Ryan Serhant's branding advice from ICNY
The company turned a profit during the first quarter of the year, though its agent count only ticked upward modestly, according to earnings released Thursday
New documents filed Monday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission shed new light on just how bad the past 18 months have been for the online mortgage lender
The Texas-based company is joining forces with Platinum Realty, which operates in five states across the Midwest
With the new partnership, NAR members can access climate-related hazard data for on and off-market properties. The data includes risks for drought, fire, storm, heat and flood damage
The monthly cost of renting a one-bedroom home has reached record highs in 13 of the past 14 months, according to Zumper
With its venture capital firm — the first-ever created by a multiple listing service — CRMLS will focus only on early-stage companies improving the broker and agent experience
With $7M in Series A funding, the shared equity startup will launch a homebuyer solution that allows buyers to double their down payments
Steven James will serve as the company's CEO, while Brad Loe will work as an executive vice president and director of sales
The LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance's latest member survey reveals the continued challenge discrimination poses, despite the increase in diversity and inclusion initiatives
Former CoreLogic CEO Frank Martell will oversee daily operations, while Hsieh will take on 'holistic strategic role' as executive chairman
The social network briefly turned to a poison pill to fight off the world's richest man. And as it turns out, poison pills have a long history in the real estate industry
Opinion
This week: Byron Lazine and Nicole White discussed the differing views of homebuyers and homebuilders when it comes to the housing market