Above, from left, Mike Hickman, Chris Trapani, Dava Davin, Brad Clayton and Kate Reisinger While industry consolidation is triggering concern for some, many independent brokerages are saying, “bring it on.” In an upcoming session at RISMedia’s CEO & Leadership Exchange, being held Sept. 30-Oct. 2 at the Fairmont Georgetown in Washington, D.C., MLS leaders will…
Compass has announced the launch of “Home Platform,” its end-to-end AI-powered technology platform for real estate professionals, in what company President of Growth Rory Golod called “its single most important innovation in our business.” Compass said the deployment, now rolling out across the mega-brand’s company-owned brokerage brands, represents a historic milestone that Golod promised in…
Following the announcement earlier this month that Google went national with its initiative to embed HouseCanary-powered listings into its search portal, many questions have arisen about what it all means for the residential real estate industry. With the industry re-organizing around the flow of listings, brokerages and MLSs are demanding greater control and remuneration for…
Trish Nicely Broker/Owner JPAR® Real Estate Professionals Hughesville, Maryland https://www.jparprofessionals.com Region served: Maryland and the D.C. metro area Years in real estate: 27 Number of offices: 3 Number of agents: 47 Favorite part of your job: Watching agents grow In an era of technological evolution, and with the rise of AI, how are you using…
“Keeping the dream of homeownership alive today is really about helping people replace confusion with clarity. The dream is not dead. The strategy is just different.” This is how Adam Gillespie—a Denver-based Realtor®, AI strategist, CRM coach and co-founder of Apex Elite AI—describes the challenges facing those pursuing the American Dream of homeownership in today’s…
Above: the Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse in Chicago. CHICAGO—Zillow Chief Financial Officer Jeremy Hofmann testified Wednesday afternoon that a permanent loss of Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED)’s listing feed could trigger what he called a “downward spiral” for Zillow’s business, as testimony continued in the preliminary injunction hearing between Zillow, MRED and Compass.…
Above, the Everett McKinley Dirksen Courthouse in Chicago where the hearing is taking place. Photo by Clarissa Garza. CHICAGO—Zillow, Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) and Compass squared off in a Chicago courtroom Wednesday in a preliminary injunction hearing, kicking off two days of testimony, where a federal judge will decide whether Zillow can continue banning…
As everyone in real estate knows, the market is in a constant state of ebb and flow. While the same trends have been persistent in housing in recent years, the ways in which they affect the market and what challenges are dominant have been in a state of change. Certain trends, such as the downward…
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In the continued evolution of the MLS landscape as of late, California Regional MLS (CRMLS) recently announced a “Limited Exposure in Coming Soon” option for listings. A post on the MLS’s Knowledgebase blog details that the option will prevent a designated listing from being circulated through IDX feeds. Specifically, CRMLS stated that the new option…
Aspiring first-time buyers may want to consider settling down in Detroit, Virginia Beach or Warren, Michigan, where a typical household would need just a few years to save the median down payment. This, according to new analysis from Rocket that estimates the time it would take a typical household to save for a down payment…
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