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New lawsuit accuses Howard Lorber of enabling the Alexanders

Feb 28, 2025

Douglas Elliman and its former CEO should have known about the alleged string of drugging and sexual assaults by agents Oren and Tal Alexander and their brother Alon Alexander, according to the suit.

Florida housing market hits record inventory, Redfin says

Feb 28, 2025

Florida wrapped up the first month of the year with a record-breaking number of homes for sale, according to Redfin's latest data analysis. At the end of January, there were 172,209 homes on the market, the most Florida has ever seen. That's a 22.7 percent jump from last year.

CoStar closes $1.6B Matterport acquisition ahead of schedule

Feb 28, 2025

Virginia-based portal CoStar Group has finished its acquisition of spatial mapping company Matterport. The companies expected to finish the deal by the end of March, putting them 31 days ahead of schedule.

Rocket’s $649M Q4 profit puts the company in the black for 2024

Feb 28, 2025

In a difficult year for real estate, Rocket Mortgage grew closed loan volume by 29 percent, to $101.2 billion, and higher profit margins on those loans helped boost net revenue by 34 percent, to $5.1 billion.

Consumer banking helps Blend weather 2024 mortgage doldrums

Feb 28, 2025

Revenue from Blend's biggest business, its mortgage software suite, fell 6 percent in 2024 to $73.3 million. A 42 percent increase in consumer banking suite revenue, to $33.7 million, more than made up the difference.

Bad habits, bleak forecasts, no crashes: Inman Top 5

Feb 28, 2025

Looking for a quick catch-up on the buzziest stories of the week? Here’s Inman Top 5, the most essential stories, according to Inman readers.

Compass One puts clients at true north: Tech Review

Feb 28, 2025

Among other benefits, this application is an intuitive and lightweight method by which to manage multiple relationships in a single setting.

Why ‘just stay positive’ is a career-killer (and what to do instead)

Feb 28, 2025

Positive mental attitude alone won't save you or your real estate business, Aaron Hendon writes. Strengthen your mindset and embrace real connection for authentic growth.

Trending: LinkedIn levels up, TikTok tumbles and truth gets tricky

Feb 28, 2025

From LinkedIn’s new metrics to Duolingo’s viral creativity, Jessi Healey breaks down the latest trends shaping online engagement.

CoStar Group looks to hire 1K employees in 2025

Feb 27, 2025

CoStar Group announced plans on Monday to add 1,000 new employees to its Richmond, Virginia, campus. The hiring push also comes with cuts to a number of unspecified teams.

Matterport lost $256M in 2024 as it continued scaling before merger

Feb 27, 2025

Total revenue was $169.7 million, up 8 percent compared to a year earlier, boosted by its 1.2 million subscribers as the company bolstered its ongoing revenue streams.

Home values have surged at 2X the normal rate since pandemic

Feb 27, 2025

Since 2020, U.S. home values have risen by 45.3 percent. In other words, more than 10 years of typical home value growth has been packed into a five-year period, a new report from Zillow shows.