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Want your own TV channel? Smart TV Marketing is here

Smart TV Marketing can give real estate agents their own channel on web-connected televisions, next to channels like HBO GO, Amazon and Netflix. Source: click here

Former Realogy exec temporarily barred from Compass’ alleged ‘dummy’ job

A New Jersey judge granted a temporary injunction in a Realogy-filed lawsuit against a former executive who attempted to flee to Compass, allegedly in violation of his restrictive covenant agreement. The judge ruled that Compass was complicit in accepting proprietary information and created a “dummy” position to hire him. Source: click here

Small towns struggle to keep up in post-recession recovery: Zillow

Ten years after the Great Recession, many rural residents are struggling to see the same gains as homeowners in larger metropolitan markets despite rising employment numbers and home values, according to a report by Zillow. Home values have soared 13 percent above a pre-2008 recession peak while nearly doubling in value from early 2012, but economic […]

Keeping It Real: Why year 1 is like 12 rounds of boxing

On this edition of “Keeping It Real,” a recurring podcast series on Inman, Peter Lorimer gives a truthful account of the first year of real estate and how to overcome the challenges.  Source: click here

Realogy makes major structural changes amid market stumble

The company is consolidating its Coldwell Banker operations, launching an expansion brands portfolio and carving out a new product and innovation footprint. Source: click here

IBuyer program RedfinNow expands to San Antonio

Redfin has expanded its iBuyer program, RedfinNow, to San Antonio, according to an announcement Thursday. The Seattle-based online brokerage launched RedfinNow in late 2018, testing the all-cash offer program in San Diego and Orange County before expanding to Los Angeles in Jan. 2019. Since then, Redfin has also added Inland Empire, Austin, Dallas and Denver […]

Alicia Keys is the mystery buyer of that stunning ‘Iron Man’ house

Mystery solved! Alicia Keys is the mystery buyer who bought the $20.8 million La Jolla home that may have inspired Tony Stark’s home in the Marvel Iron Man movies. (function(d,s,id,u){ if (d.getElementById(id)) return; var js, sjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], t = Math.floor(new Date().getTime() / 1000000); js=d.createElement(s); js.id=id; js.async=1; js.src=u+’?’+t; sjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, sjs); }(document, ‘script’, ‘os-widget-jssdk’, ‘https://www.opinionstage.com/assets/loader.js’)); The […]

IBuying giant Opendoor acquires title and escrow company

On the heels of announcing a program that will provide home loans to consumers, iBuying giant Opendoor revealed Thursday that it has acquired a large title and lending company. The acquisition of Georgia-based OS National (OSN) will let Opendoor “deeply integrate title, escrow and closings,” according to a company statement. Opendoor also believes that by […]

Zillow seeks $1.1B in fresh capital

The company is offering $600 million in senior notes due in 2024 and another $500 million in senior notes due in 2026, executives announced. Source: click here

Vacasa properties are now bookable through Google

A new integration between the rental management company and the search giant will allow Vacasa properties to show up in Google searches and maps of hotels. Source: click here

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