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Zillow CEO Rich Barton dreams of a home ‘trade-in experience’

BrokerOwner.net November 22, 2019

Rich Barton discussed Zillow’s “Real Estate 2.0” on CNBC this week. Read More

Crowdfunder Nico aims to cut locals in on gentrification returns

BrokerOwner.net November 22, 2019

Nico, a public benefit corporation, wants to purchase and sell small stakes in rent-stabilized buildings. Read More

Freddie Mac sells $22 million in non-performing loans

BrokerOwner.net November 22, 2019

Freddie Mac announced the sale of $22 million in non-performing residential first-lien loans via auction. The 87 loans were serviced by Specialized Loan Servicing, and transferred to VRMTG ACQ, a minority and woman-owned business. It was part of Freddie Mac’s Extended Timeline Pool Offering and is expected to settle in

RealScout launches its biggest Buyer Graph yet

BrokerOwner.net November 22, 2019

A dozen East Bay area brokerages agreed this week to share anonymized buyer data and habits. Read More

Zillow is working to block discriminatory ads on its website

BrokerOwner.net November 22, 2019

The company is working with the attorney general’s office in Washington, D.C. The efforts come amid a growing interest in fighting real estate discrimination. Read More

The Real World: What is NAR’s pocket listing ban really about?

BrokerOwner.net November 22, 2019

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, they break down what the NAR pocket listing ban is really about (Spoiler: Lazine thinks it’s really an NAR versus Compass battle) and talk about the future of open houses. Read More

Big Purple Dot is on target, but misses the bull’s-eye

BrokerOwner.net November 22, 2019

Part relationship manager, part business management solution, its features, including lead auditing, a mobile CRM and robust tagging, stand out in an otherwise typical solution for larger brokers and teams. Read More

Americans are staying put in record numbers

BrokerOwner.net November 21, 2019

Americans seem to be losing their wanderlust, according to migration data released by the Census on Wednesday. The share of people who moved in the 12 months through March fell to the lowest level on record, adding to the woes of a housing market plagued by supply shortages. Just 9.8%

Everyone’s building in Texas: Houston, DFW lap field in residential building permits

BrokerOwner.net November 21, 2019

It appears the phrase “don’t mess with Texas” does not apply to those in the residential building industry. A recent study by Apartmentguide.com revealed that, as of July this year, the Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth metros were the top two metropolitan areas in the nation in terms of issuing the

Tech-focused real estate company REX raises $40 million

BrokerOwner.net November 21, 2019

In January, technology-focused real estate company REX completed a $45 million Series C funding round. Now, the company is raising more money. REX announced this week that it raised $40 million in Series C1 funding to complete its national expansion and broaden the availability of mortgage, insurance, escrow and other

Corcoran CEO: Newsday report should be ‘wake-up call to this industry’

BrokerOwner.net November 21, 2019

Pam Liebman dishes on coded discriminatory language in real estate and the Fair Housing Act training that all new agents at Corcoran are required to attend. Read More

Harris, Waters propose bill to invest $100 billion in affordable housing

BrokerOwner.net November 21, 2019

Democrats introduced a new bill Thursday that will dedicate $100 billing to fighting the affordable housing crisis in the U.S. The bill, Housing is Infrastructure Act, was introduced by Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, and Sen. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., chairwoman of the House of