Real Estate Industry Overview & Trends
The acquisition of TurnKey Vacation Rentals will add more than 6,000 units to Vacasa's already large portfolio of travel-oriented lodging
The integrated virtual touring solution will provide interactive virtual content for a potential client to explore, as well as a live leasing agent available on-demand
The COVID-19 crisis isn't over, but new guidance gives people significantly more freedom to gather without the encumbrances of the pandemic. That could prove liberating for real estate agents
The company launched branded mobile apps for its revamped agent education platform
'Our aim is to be a genuine digital marketplace, not to have any vested interest that might complicate that,' News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson said at Morgan Stanley's virtual conference. 'As you know, with house flipping, Zillow is renovating homes.'
Rocket Companies and LoanDepot briefly followed the trajectory of GameStop this month, seeing share prices spike simply because jokey online traders targeted their shares
The Agency is opening new offices in California, Connecticut and Ontario, as part of the company's strategic growth plan
Opinion
This week, Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss Zillow’s shareholder letter, Compass acquisitions and direct mail strategies that work
2 Orlando-area agents received the letter on Tuesday. The LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance called it "extremely offensive"
The company wants to double its total markets in 2021 but is eyeing a much bigger goal
CoreLogic board asks for more cash for shareholders and a shorter deal time to make up for CoStar's stock price volatility
After the FTC spiked CoStar's attempted acquisition of RentPath, Redfin stepped in to buy the embattled operator of rental marketplaces
Rates have been rising since January, though one economist expects further increases to be 'more muted' in the coming months
The iBuyer platform is now live in a total of 12 US markets
A rapid expansion from Los Angeles into San Diego, Santa Barbara and markets inland puts Knock well ahead of its '21 in 21' available markets goal
The online mortgage company this week has had both its best day ever on the stock market, as well as its worst day
The Bay Area-based Watson-Marshall Group is jumping ship from Compass, while the Margaretich Team on the California-Nevada border is leaving RE/MAX