Zillow's plan to double agent business by 2025: The Real Word
Opinion
This week: Byron Lazine and Nicole White weigh in on Zillow's 3.0 strategy, home value predictions for 2022 and Rocket Mortgage's Super Bowl collab with Barbie
by Byron Lazine Feb 18
Anthony Hsieh's $16M vote of confidence in LoanDepot
The LoanDepot founder and CEO has racked up $2.2 million in paper losses on the 3.15 million shares in the company he's bought since November
by Matt Carter Feb 17
Blackstone makes major expansion of rental housing portfolio
The private equity firm acquired Preferred Apartment Communities in an all-cash transaction for $25 per share, valued at $5.8 billion
by Ben Verde Feb 17
Don’t take hot market for granted, California economist warns agents
Jordan Levine, the chief economist for the California Association of Realtors, delivers mixed forecast despite good economic outlook during an Inman Connect Now session Thursday
by Taylor Anderson Feb 17
Fathom buys mortgage lender Cornerstone First Financial
The end-to-end platform got into the mortgage business last year with the acquisition of Encompass Lending Group
by Matt Carter Feb 15
Airbnb cites remote work for record income, $1.5B in Q4 revenue
Company says it generated $6B total in 2021 as rapid changes to the travel industry propelled the company above pre-pandemic levels
by Taylor Anderson Feb 15
Black Knight acquisitions power record-breaking sales in 2021
The mortgage software giant expects to break its 2021 record of $1.475 billion in sales again this year after buying out partners in Optimal Blue
by Matt Carter Feb 15
NAR-owned SentriLock sues rival Supra over patent infringement
The lawsuit from the National Association of Realtors against parent company Carrier Global claims Supra knowingly stole and sold lockbox technology that rightfully belongs to SentriLock
by Jim Dalrymple II Feb 15
Mr. Cooper sells platform rights to Sagent in boon for mortgage tech
The deal paves the way for the first 'cloud-native' mortgage servicing platform
by Matt Carter Feb 14
Better admits it has a culture problem, points to CEO Vishal Garg
In a new SEC filing, the mortgage lender points to actions by CEO Vishal Garg as reasons that areas of company culture ‘require improvement.’ Steep losses are expected in Q4
by Taylor Anderson Feb 14
Online brokerage Homie lays off nearly a third of its employees
A company spokesperson confirmed that 119 of Homie's 414 employees were laid off on Friday due to a 'changing real estate market'
by Ben Verde Feb 14
RentSpree appoints new chief marketing officer
Channing Fleetwood will oversee RentSpree’s brand strategy, corporate communications and other projects
by Jim Dalrymple II Feb 14
#FreeMarkWillis hashtag gains steam amid Keller Williams, eXp beef
Dozens of posts on various social media platforms have weighed in on the latest chapter of a long-running feud between eXp Realty and Keller Williams
by Jim Dalrymple II Feb 11
Inman Top 5: The biggest stories of the week of Feb. 3-11, 2022
Catch up quickly on the most significant stories of the week, as determined by Inman readers. Here's this week's Inman Top 5
by Dani Vanderboegh Feb 11
Want privacy as a luxury buyer? In info age, don’t count on it, agents say
Publicity around celebrities buying and selling homes has long been a given. That doesn't mean they like it. Agents told Inman that protecting clients' privacy has become a full-time job
by Taylor Anderson Feb 11
Vrbo tallies strong revenue in Q4 despite disruption from Omicron
Expedia Group earnings still fall short of pre-pandemic levels, but travelers appear to be growing accustomed to living with the virus, executives said during an earnings call Thursday
by Taylor Anderson Feb 11