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About-face: New Zillow competitor removes all listings

ComeHome, a new home search portal from real estate predictive analytics firm HouseCanary, has deactivated all of its property listings as of Friday — essentially turning itself off — after multiple listing service executives told Inman they were surprised. Source: click here

Will deal to end shutdown kick-start real estate sales?

Congressional leaders and President Donald Trump reached a deal on a continuing resolution Friday that will fund the government for three weeks. The deal ensures all government employees will receive their paychecks next week, including backpay missed during the more than month-long shutdown. Source: click here

Facebook to integrate messenger with Instagram and WhatsApp

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are all integrating their messenger services, potentially giving real estate agents new ways to communicate with potential clients. The merger of the three messenger services, all of which are owned by Facebook, has been a longtime project of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, according to BBC. The process of integrating the services […]

Taylor Swift ‘shakes off’ Douglas Elliman lawsuit

Chances are, Taylor Swift is never, ever getting back together with Douglas Elliman after a New York judge on Thursday threw out a lawsuit filed by one of the brokerage’s agents claiming the “Shake it off” star owed a $1.08 million commission on a New York townhouse. On Friday, Judge James Furman ruled that the “Bad […]

Canadian agent nearly murdered for El Chapo by Hells Angels

Iconic gangster Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera tried to use the Hells Angels to kill a real estate agent in Canada, testified a former accomplice in the ongoing trial somewhere in Brooklyn. The former leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel and one of Mexico’s most notorious drug lords, Guzmán was was extradited to the U.S. shortly […]

The Inman Weekender: Top Berkshire Hathaway agent jumps ship

  What To Read This Weekend KW nails a whale: No. 1 Berkshire Hathaway agent jumps shipBY PATRICK KEARNS | JAN 21 Agent killed while trying to evict tenants from building he managedBY VERONIKA BONDARENKO | JAN 21 ‘I’m waiting for spring to sell’: How to get sellers to list nowBY DALE ARCHDEKIN | JAN […]

CoreLogic home valuations to get machine learning boost

CoreLogic has inked a deal with Pushpin, a company whose platform can automatically pick out property parcel information from aerial imagery. Source: click here

Watch out Zillow: A little birdie is coming after you

HouseCanary has launched a new listing portal, though it has left some multiple listing services confused about how their data landed on the site. Source: click here

Blockchain-powered RealBlocks secures seed round of $3.1M

Have suggestions for products that you’d like to see reviewed by our real estate technology expert? Email Craig Rowe. RealBlocks, a blockchain-backed platform for real estate fundraising and investment, announced Friday that it has secured seed funding in the amount of $3.1 million. Science, Inc. led the financing with support from Zelkova Ventures Morgan Creek […]

How to talk a seller off the FSBO ledge

Selling a home without professional representation is an arduous undertaking. Here are 11 common difficulties FSBOs tend to face — and tips for how real estate agents can convert these individuals into clients. Source: click here

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