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How to take your real estate business global

As the founder and CEO of Caldwell Banker France and Monaco, other real estate agents often ask me questions about how to get into international luxury. Let’s talk about the two questions I get asked most: How can I make sure my listings are seen by the affluent around the world? How can I receive […]

Owning is cheaper than renting in over half of US counties

With home prices rising 7 percent year-over-year, renting is often seen as a more affordable alternative to buying. But as ATTOM Data Solutions latest rental affordability report shows, that isn’t necessarily true for a good chunk of the population. According to ATTOM’s analysis — which includes fair market rent data for 2018 from the U.S. […]

Real estate daily market update: January 11, 2018

 We’ll add more market news briefs throughout the day. Check back to read the latest. Most recent market news Thursday, January 11 Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.99 percent with an average 0.5 point for the week ending January 11, 2018, up from last week when it averaged 3.95 […]

Real estate industry deals and partnerships: January 2018

While real estate agents chase leads and close deals on houses, there’s another level of deal-making that takes place within the real estate industry: mergers, acquisitions, integrations and partnerships. We’ll be recapping each month’s noteworthy deals here. Check back for updates. Cadre partners with Goldman Sachs In what is said to be the beginning of […]

Don’t miss our live interview with Opendoor’s Eric Wu

What’s really behind the Opendoor? Find out Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. PT in an exclusive live interview with Opendoor CEO and co-founder Eric Wu, moderated by Andrew Flachner, co-founder and CEO of RealScout, and broadcast only on the Inman News Facebook page. Wu’s company Opendoor, launched in Phoenix in December 2014, leads the pack of a […]

Redfin Mortgage expands to Pennsylvania, targets other states

Seattle-based tech-powered brokerage Redfin today announced the expansion of Redfin Mortgage into Pennsylvania — the fourth market added since Redfin Mortgage’s launch in January 2017. Redfin senior communications specialist Alina Ptasynnski said Pennsylvania was a “natural early market” since Title Forward, Redfin’s title business, is headquartered there. Redfin Mortgage, serving Redfin’s buyer clients exclusively, offers […]

Lawsuit accuses realtor.com of defrauding agents

A former employee of Move Inc., the parent company overseeing realtor.com, is suing Move, accusing it of defrauding realtor.com’s agent clients by charging them for services they never ordered or received, and of billing their credit cards without authorization. In an eight-count amended complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Jan. 3, former Move sales […]

Cadre scores $250M deal with Goldman Sachs’ private wealth clients

Cadre, an online investment marketplace, announced that it has closed $250 million in commitments from global investment banking company Goldman Sachs’ private wealth clients, a move that will enable Goldman Sachs’ private clients to easily invest in Cadre’s broad-based portfolio of commercial real estate assets. Cadre holds itself up as “a smarter, data-centric approach to investing, […]

Realtor.com’s key insights for homebuilders in 2018

Economists say increased residential housing starts are the key to solving the inventory crisis and softening home price growth, but even though single-family construction recently hit a 10-year high, builders are going to need more guidance and resources to bring starts back up to the historic average (1.5 million per year). Realtor.com partnered with Builders Digital […]

Majority of Americans want their real estate agent to offer VR tours, study finds

Virtual reality (VR) was once nothing more than a fantasy explored in movies and video games, but according to Coldwell Banker’s 2018 Smart Home Marketplace Survey, VR is becoming a tangible and integral part of the homebuying process for a majority of Americans. The survey, which included responses from 3,000 adults, revealed that 77 percent of […]

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