Teams are less and less constrained by geography thanks to powerful new upstart companies, even as control of real estate technology becomes more centralized
The new agents will be added across all of Homie's markets, but the majority will be recruited to assist buyers in Utah, the company announced Wednesday
Will the brokerage of the future truly do it all for buyers? Orchard and Homie took the stage last week at Inman Connect to discuss this and more. Here, watch the entire video as a special Select subscriber benefit
During an Inman Connect session on Thursday, executives from Homie and Orchard advocated an approach that includes bundling more services under one roof, and treating consumers — not agents — as brokerages' primary customers
At the Council of MLS's virtual conference Tuesday, Clelia Peters, venture partner at Bain Capital Ventures, said MLSs need to focus on end users of listing data to remain relevant
Although millennials will likely make up the largest percentage of homebuyers this year, the generation appears to be woefully under-informed about the real estate industry, according to a recent survey by flat-fee brokerage Homie
The brokerage, which launched in 2015, tallied $10M in Series A funding last year
The goal is to provide homebuyers and sellers more control, more information and speedier transactions, a panel of entrepreneurs said at ICLV
A new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing indicates the company has already raised about $2.3M during its latest funding round
Homie also will delete the data it collected via a campaign-style website following fallout in Arizona last month
Startup's 'Vote for Homie' signs are a marketing tool to draw attention to the company
Homie is growing rapidly and Utah Realtors are fighting back