ERA Real Estate Expands Florida Presence Through Affiliate’s Growth ERA Real Estate, a global franchising leader, announced that its franchisee, ERA Real Solutions Realty in Cincinnati, has acquired the Fort Myers-based Right Choice Realty. Through this acquisition, ERA Real Solutions will nearly double its independent sales agent count and expand into three offices in Fort […]
The M&A Business: Experts Dispense Advice at REAL Trends’ DealMAKERS Conference The real estate market is softening, and home sellers who were accustomed to being in a strong negotiating position are seeing their advantage slip away. As go homes sales, so go brokerage sales, said Scott Wright, vice president of REAL Trends at the DealMAKERS […]
Tech Roundup: News from CoreLogic, WellStone, HomeActions CoreLogic, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, announced two new members of the Alliance Network: ShowingTime® and Voiceter Pro®. The Alliance Network is an assembly of recommended third-party solutions that are deeply integrated with Matrix™, the real estate industry’s leading multiple listing platform.
LGBT Real Estate Group Lauds Advancement of Bill to Protect Against Housing Discrimination The National Association of Gay and Lesbian Real Estate Professionals (NAGLREP) joins the real estate industry in celebrating the historic passing of the Equality Act in the House of Representatives. The bill would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit […]
New Data Shows Home Buyers Spend 124 Hours, on Average, to Find a Home According to a new survey released by Zolo (Zolo.ca), a top-ranking real estate site where more than 6 million people start their home search each month, North American home buyers view an average of 19 homes and spend an average of 124 […]
Want Insta-gagement? Try This “People complain about Instagram not working for them,” says Irina Leoni, branding expert, and photographer, “and sometimes, they just feel like they don’t know what to do with it in order to get the engagement they’re looking for on their posts. Here’s the thing: what you need to do to improve […]
Nextdoor Secures $123 Million to Fund Expansion Nextdoor Inc. announced $123 million in funding led by Riverwood Capital, with participation from existing investors Benchmark, Tiger Global Management and Kleiner Perkins, and new participation from a large global asset manager. This will cement Nextdoor as the essential local platform for neighbors around the globe. Chris Varelas, […]
REAL Trending Episode 47
RE/MAX Dissolves Referral Partnership with Redfin Just weeks after announcing a strategic alliance with Redfin, RE/MAX is now dissolving the exclusive referral partnership. The news comes a week after Redfin rolled out Redfin Direct, a pilot program in Boston that enables unrepresented buyers to offer bids on homes listed on Redfin’s site.
Industry Vet Alissa Harper Joins Inside Real Estate Real estate industry vet Alissa Harper has joined Inside Real Estate, the company behind tech platform kvCORE, as the new SVP of Strategic Growth. Harper brings over 15 years of experience at some of the fastest-growing tech companies in the real estate space, including RealtyGenerator, Market Leader, […]
