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A multitude of factors need to go right for Zillow Home Loans to meet its revenue goals and compete with traditional mortgage products
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Anywhere agents who responded to Intel's survey in January said their brokerage has announced it will be switching to Compass tech platforms. Another 39% said their brokerage has not provided guidance on this yet.
40%
of agent respondents in January said they had negotiated compensation with at least one recent buyer — a share that has dipped in recent months but remains higher than at any point before May.
1 in 3
agent respondents in January said their buyer pipelines were worse off than the same time last year, down from nearly 1 in 2 October
55%
of brokerage leaders surveyed in January told Intel they were concerned about the state of the economy. That's as low as any point since the U.S. announced a wide array of reciprocal tariffs on foreign imports in April.
With billions saved — and lost — Opendoor is living by the creed 'go big or go home.' Yet even after a dreary Q4, the iBuyer persists, which may be the biggest takeaway, Mike DelPrete writes
Industry solutions provider of more than 50 years, Rapattoni will leverage the full brunt of Restb.ai's unique image intelligence capabilities
New API integration allows lenders to generate 'highly tailored' marketing materials that include rate, monthly payment and APR based on unique borrower details
The news follows Bonner's recent decision just days earlier to merge the roughly 40-person RE/MAX Capital Realty, of which she was formerly broker-owner, with RE/MAX Alliance Group
The update also includes what the real estate search app calls a 'home-centric machine learning media classifier,' or an algorithm that improves its content recommendations with each use
OJO founder and CEO John Berkowitz shares what a Chinese translation of 'crisis' means for his company and what impact artificial intelligence might have on real estate
The deal brings RE/MAX Capital Realty under the operations of the RE/MAX Alliance Group, growing the combined companies' forces into a total of about 400 agents and staff
LAH Real Estate Inc. was originally founded in 1992. The new affiliate brings its 4 offices to Sotheby's International Realty, ticking the brand's total office count in Alabama up to 7
The deal is touted as a way to give mortgage lenders critical information about borrowers and properties at the beginning of the loan process to streamline closings
Even after ending its iBuyer program, Zillow remains bullish on mortgage. But first it has to totally reimagine its website, analysts and executives tell Intel. What could possibly go wrong?
Investors are eying 2023 and 2024 as prime opportunities amid a market still finding its footing, Point co-founder Eddie Lim told Intel in an exclusive interview
Plunk envisions its data API assisting users in the same way a stock ticker does Wall Street investors, by helping them make critical decisions with the most prompt business information
Consumer Federation of America: Despite an NAR rule change, only Redfin displays buyer-agent compensation in virtually all of the major cities examined
Hottinger, whose team was previously affiliated with Corcoran, returned to Elliman to gain a firmer foothold in Miami and for development project opportunities, he told Inman exclusively
Keller Williams is set to open its latest master franchise in Berlin, Germany. With its opening, the Texas franchisor will have 18 master franchises across Europe, according to the company
Large publicly traded real estate companies are about to share their numbers from the most brutal quarter in years. Analysts are bracing for the worst — and watching to see who can thrive