Revive's AI-upgrade improves post-remodel valuations
Computer vision can scan photos of an entire market and use what it learns to create quality and condition benchmarks according to a specific submarket and price range
by Craig C. Rowe Sep 6
Pocket listings are thriving 4 years after NAR sought to end practice
Pocket listings are positively overflowing nearly 4 years after the National Association of Realtors enacted its controversial Clear Cooperation policy to end them, a new Intel analysis shows
by Ben Verde Sep 6
Latch to rebrand as Door.com next year as new 'James' app rolls out
Three months after Ring founder Jamie Siminoff became CEO, Latch will be reborn as Door.com, in part to leverage its acquisition of Honest Day's Work, according to an announcement on Tuesday
by Craig C. Rowe Sep 6
DelPrete: Legacy brokerages make strides, but upstarts have the edge
Opinion
Shifts in the housing market are exposing underlying changes and the strengths and weaknesses of existing business models, including upstarts like The Real Brokerage, Mike DelPrete writes
by Mike DelPrete Sep 6
Zillow's Listing Showcase product released to 6 more markets
The enhanced property marketing service from the industry’s most popular portal is offered under the company’s ShowingTime+ division, limited to select agents in each market, the company said
by Craig C. Rowe Sep 1
Hiring is on the rise, but also worse than once thought. What gives?
Real estate didn't shed an unusual number of workers in August. But there are fewer jobs than it once seemed. Intel explains the paradox
by Daniel Houston Sep 1
Leslie Clarke Team leaves William Raveis for Compass in Connecticut
Leslie Clarke's team specializes in the upscale Westport and Fairfield County markets, according to an announcement. In 2022, the 2-agent team closed $124.33M in sales
Productive.ai wins NAR Pitch Battle
Joseph Wihbey, Productive.ai's COO and head of product, took a different approach than everyone else in his pitch: he simulated a phone call with a potential client to show what the tool can do
Suburban New York team joins forces with Howard Hanna
The Mark Seiden Real Estate Team is partnering with Howard Hanna Rand Realty, increasing the latter's influence north of New York City, according to an announcement
by Daniel Houston Aug 31
BoxBrownie to help 72SOLD keep its promise to sellers
Company's quick turnaround of marketing assets is ideally designed to complement the urgency-based system 72SOLD leverages to promote listings, said co-founder of BoxBrownie Brad Filliponi
by Craig C. Rowe Aug 31
Brokers fear losing commissions, agents if lawsuits succeed: Survey
Real estate professionals are preparing for painful changes and the upending of the status quo if courts rule in favor of plaintiffs in 2 key suits, a survey on commissions conducted by Intel shows
by Jim Dalrymple II Aug 30
Real estate has trimmed its losses. But 'winter is coming': DelPrete
Even as real estate companies cut costs and narrowed losses in the second quarter of 2023, the third quarter may deliver the truest test of their financial mettle, Mike DelPrete told Intel
by Daniel Houston Aug 30
DelPrete: Why real estate tech platforms can't quit the agent
Opinion
The last mile of lead generation, where an agent connects with a client, is what tech can't recreate on its own, Mike DelPrete argues
by Mike DelPrete Aug 29
Interest rates stay anchored after Fed chair's hawkish speech
After an initial swoon, bond markets take Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's tough talk on inflation in stride, but housing sector remains vulnerable to further rate hikes
by Matt Carter Aug 25
Nan & Company Properties launches Farm & Ranch Division
The Houston-based Christie's International Real Estate affiliate has also opened a new office in Lake Livingston and made 2 new hires to support the launch of the new division
by Lillian Dickerson Aug 24
The internet fell hard for real estate in 2021. But can the love affair last?
Nearly 3 years after 'Saturday Night Live' declared 'real estate is your sex now' in a popular Zillow parody, mind share around the industry is sagging, according to an Intel analysis of traffic data
by Jim Dalrymple II Aug 23