Luxury Presence gets $2.13M in funding
The Santa Monica-based luxury brokerage marketing platform will use funds to hire up to 50 people within the next year to expand its marketing management platform
by Craig C. Rowe Nov 8
Long Island City, Queens, New York
Amazon is likely to choose Long Island City in Queens for one of two planned sites of its much-hyped second headquarters, raising mixed feelings among residents
by Gabriela Barkho Nov 8
DocuSign and NAR partner to offer products to digital neophytes
E-signature company announced 'Go Digital' at NAR's annual meeting to incentivize agents to start adopting electronic transactions
by Craig C. Rowe Nov 7
Most Realtors get zero leads from personal websites
For agents who want to turn personal sites into business engines, 'go big or go home' should be their mantra
by Teke Wiggin Nov 7
Why Zillow is right to boot underperforming Premier Agents
Opinion
If you provide superior customer service, you have nothing to worry about
by Jay Thompson Nov 7
Kenny Klaus and Opendoor co-listing
Although not a full-scale retreat on Opendoor’s part, co-listing with agents is the strongest signal yet that agents are important to its current growth strategy
by Mike DelPrete Nov 6
Zillow misses on Q3 earnings, hires new CFO
The real estate tech giant posted lower than expected earnings in part due to the reaction to Premier Agent changes
by Patrick Kearns Nov 6
New AI tool purportedly screens calls, ranks leads better than you
LeaseHawk's new artificial intelligence is designed to discern good leads from bad more accurately than humans
by Jim Dalrymple II Nov 6
Supreme Court dismisses appeal in real estate search patent case
The original U.S. District Court ruling argued that the patents were not an inventive concept
by Patrick Kearns Nov 6
Nestio launches new rental platform for building owners
The platform allows owners to monitor apartment availability, manage leads and communicate with renters
Attom Data Solutions moves property database onto the cloud
The company, which stores information on 155 million properties, has shifted to Microsoft’s Azure platform
by Jim Dalrymple II Nov 5
Amazon Spheres HQ
The company appears likely to make a decision on the location of its second headquarters before 2019
A tech millionaire wants to build a blockchain city in the desert
Jeffery Berns' company has purchased 68,000 acres and plans to build a community based on Bitcoin technology
by Jim Dalrymple II Nov 5
Will NAR solicit venture capital funding from 1.3 million Realtors?
National Association of Realtors Treasurer Tom Riley teases 'new revamp' of venture capital arm Second Century Ventures
Zillow Offers reveals its next market: Houston
The real estate tech giant's program to buy and sell homes is coming to the Lone Star State in early 2019
by Patrick Kearns Nov 5
Moving concierge Updater expands to work with more brokerages
The startup announced it will now support 6 more brokerage software providers: AccountTECH, BackAgent, Brokermint, Docusign Transaction Rooms, Paperless Pipeline and Profit Power
by Jim Dalrymple II Nov 4