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RealScout becomes LeadingRE’s newest preferred vendor

Jun 5, 2024

California-based proptech leader RealScout has become Leading Real Estate Companies of the World's newest Solutions Group program member, according to an announcement on Wednesday. LeadingRE member brokers who register for a new RealScout account through the LeadingRE platform by June 30 will receive a 20 percent discount, the company explained. 

The Great Renovation is set to refresh aging US home inventory

Jun 5, 2024

The Great Renovation is already in process. Author Bernice Ross and New Western's Kurt Carlton discuss how it can solve our inventory problems by breathing new life into America’s aging and abandoned vacant homes.

Buyer appeals Keller Williams, Anywhere, RE/MAX settlements

Jun 4, 2024

The franchisors are not required to implement the business practice changes they agreed to until after the appeals process.

UWM’s 0-down loans a hit with buyers, worry consumer advocates

Jun 4, 2024

Unlike subprime loans that were subjected to minimal underwriting standards in the runup to the housing crash and 2007-09 Great Recession, UWM's zero-down loans have to meet criteria set by mortgage giant Freddie Mac.

Developers sit on empty lots as higher rates delay projects

Jun 4, 2024

After a generationally high apartment construction boom, some developers are now finding that the economics no longer make sense on in-progress projects.

Opendoor rolls out mobile truck with instant offers in Nashville

Jun 4, 2024

"The Offer Mobile" is driving around neighborhoods in Nashville, Tennessee, to literally bring Opendoor's instant offers to consumers' front doors.

Do you plan on doing more double-ended transactions? Pulse

Jun 4, 2024

Will buyers be seeking out dual agency more often, and, if so, do you anticipate working both sides of the transaction?

Which is better: high volume or high profitability? How about both?

Jun 4, 2024

While awards and honors are geared toward high volume, it's high profitability that offers the rewards you're really looking for, coach Verl Workman writes.

Median price per square foot is up 52.7% since 2019: Realtor.com

Jun 4, 2024

Home values have boomed over the past five years, with New York, Boston and Nashville experiencing double-digit gains in the median price per square foot.

RE/MAX announces more changes in its C-suite offices as COO resigns

Jun 4, 2024

RE/MAX Chief Operating Officer Serene Smith is leaving after 7 years in the role. Rob Fuchs has signed on as a new EVP. Changes follow departure of former CEO Nick Bailey, who exited in February.

Gwyneth Paltrow asks nearly $30M for Brentwood mansion

Jun 4, 2024

Now that Paltrow's kids and those of her husband, Brad Falchuk, are all college-bound, the couple is downsizing. She originally bought the property in 2012 with then-husband Chris Martin for $9.95 million.

Convergence and divergence: The future of residential property

Jun 4, 2024

Understanding technology adoption and service integration, Brandon Dobell of Brown Gibbons Lang & Company writes, will, in turn, unlock operational efficiencies and value creation.