Two wolves fighting
The Sitzer/Burnett trial has been delayed until after a higher court rules on an appeal from HomeServices of America
by Andrea V. Brambila Dec 16
Abuzz, then a bust: What happened with all that big 'platform' chatter?
Opinion
Real estate platforms were a hot topic a few years ago, but for even some of the biggest companies, sprawling enterprise has been the quickest way to failure, Inman founder Brad Inman writes
by Brad Inman Nov 7
'Deteriorating market' takes toll on Anywhere for 2nd-straight quarter
Revenue and closed transaction volume both declined 17% year over year despite agent count growth of 7% over the same period, according to a Q3 earnings report issued Thursday morning
by Marian McPherson Oct 27
Inside Real Estate bolsters recruiting features with AmpStats
Inside Real Estate has acquired AmpStats, a recruiting, retention and coaching technology company, to strengthen its fast-growing enterprise product offerings
by Craig C. Rowe Oct 25
Sink or swim, the fate of real estate's mightiest CEOs will be revealed
Opinion
Heads will roll and company valuations will sink so low that new outsiders will opportunistically make big acquisitions, Brad Inman writes. Real estate's Masters of the Universe are on notice
by Brad Inman Oct 12
Anywhere and Compass settle agent recruiting suit, capping 3-year feud
The companies submitted a joint filing to the New York Supreme Court on Oct. 4 asserting they had agreed to end the litigation permanently and that each side would pay their own costs
by Andrea V. Brambila Oct 11
Court orders Anywhere to hand over NAR commission rule documents
Judge M. Page Kelley noted the real estate holding company formerly known as Realogy allegedly perpetuated NAR and MLS PIN's 'substantively identical' buyer broker commission rules
'Don't wait until the plane crashes': Lawyers offer grim antitrust update
Chris Osborn, Mitch Skinner and Claude Szyfer offered an update on multiple industry antitrust lawsuits at the Council of Multiple Listing Services' annual conference
by Andrea V. Brambila Sep 30
Judge 'baffled' why Anywhere won't give up NAR commission rule docs
Judge M. Page Kelley pushed back against the real estate holding company formerly known as Realogy, noting that NAR's broker commission rule is 'virtually identical' to that of MLS PIN
by Andrea V. Brambila Sep 26
Swanepoel says this company is still ‘the 800-pound gorilla’ in real estate
Several newer brokerages have made big strides. But real estate executive Stefan Swanepoel says one established juggernaut still looms large: The holding company formerly known as Realogy
by Daniel Houston Sep 15
Anywhere fights sellers' bid to give up docs on NAR commission rule
Federal court will hold oral arguments later this month on whether franchisor's implementation of the policy nationwide is relevant to homesellers' case in the MLS PIN service area
by Andrea V. Brambila Sep 14
Real estate stocks are getting absolutely destroyed right now
Multiple real estate companies are seeing share prices fall to all-time lows. If they can't turn around stock market performances, falling share prices could have profound impacts
by Jim Dalrymple II Sep 2
New trial date set for fall in Coldwell Banker 'cold call' class action case
Judge refused to reconsider an order granting class certification in case where plaintiffs allege Anywhere allows its agents to violate the law to grow its market share of listings
by Andrea V. Brambila Aug 26
Anywhere makes HQ employee cuts in effort to slash operating costs
Anywhere Real Estate has laid off an unknown number of employees as the company streamlines amid choppy market conditions. Anywhere declined to share which departments were impacted
by Marian McPherson Aug 25
Compass ditches stock, financial incentives in recruiting
Compass has grown rapidly by offering agents shares in the company and in some cases cash. But the company has now cut those perks as the market slows way down
by Jim Dalrymple II Aug 15