Real estate tech firm says it will use increase on new marketing channels and product changes while critic says high referral fees lead agents to inflate commissions, skimp on service
Realfinity co-founder Erwin Robert Hirt's mortgage companies have been involved in litgation over loan officer compensation and suspected client data breach
The former employer of the California marketing representative, First American Title, agreed to pay $1.185M in fines and costs to settle inducement allegations
There's a backstory to Lower that helps explain why the company believes it can now position itself as not just a lender, but 'Everything for your home, for Lower'
The San Francisco-based cloud banking software developer reported second quarter revenue of $32.1M, up 46% from a year ago, according to an earnings call on Friday
Networking group allegedly provided video marketing, bus caravans to promote listings
Hundreds or thousands of investors could be impacted by litigation over Zillow's agent-lender co-marketing program. Zillow continues to say the 3-year-old suit is without merit
Agents in California and New York share how they're dealing with softening seller's markets and whether buyer's incentives are worth the potential trouble
Courts toss Zestimate suit, but let co-marketing case proceed
Start small, look at the numbers, get to know people, and create a budget
The company argues that its independent directors did not personally profit from the alleged wrongdoing
A revised version of shareholder lawsuit accusing the real estate giant of violating anti-kickback RESPA laws is allowed to proceed
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is raising fines across the board for violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, which prevents kickbacks between brokers and lenders
The class-action lawsuit alleged Zillow defrauded investors by failing to disclose its co-marketing program was under investigation for RESPA violations
CFPB concludes investigation into whether the tech giant violated RESPA law when letting agents and lenders combine marketing efforts