Realoq deploys RE-Engage to reanimate dormant business
The AI-driven solution “automates follow-up messaging, allowing real estate professionals to re-engage previously unresponsive prospects effectively.”...
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Homebuyers get cold feet as mortgage rates rebound
Mortgage rates are climbing back toward 7 percent on fears that tariffs could reignite inflation, but Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warns policymakers would be challenged if unemployment also rises....
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IS Luxury opens in Newport Beach with former Elliman manager
Principal Ivan Sher has tapped former Elliman manager Christi Carrillo to lead the new office in the Las Vegas feeder market. The office is starting off with 11 agents, most of whom were previously with Elliman....
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6 new startups taken under the wings of Equity Angels
Equity Angels was founded in 2024 by Kenya Burrell-VanWormer and Katherine “Kat” Winston, each of whom has a diverse tenure in real estate leadership, technology and entrepreneurship....
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Democrats question legality of Fannie, Freddie board purges
Less than four days after being confirmed as head of the mortgage giants' federal regulator, housing scion Bill Pulte fired 14 board members and made himself the chair of both companies. ...
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Compass scoops up Douglas Elliman agent Patty LaRocco
LaRocco is based in New York City and comes to Compass as a top agent from Douglas Elliman. She hopes to expand her team after jumping to Compass, according to an announcement....
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Crye-Leike wants Gibson antitrust suit transferred to its home turf
Firm joins fellow defendants Hanna Holdings and Berkshire Hathaway Energy in arguing that Judge Stephen R. Bough's Missouri court is not the appropriate venue for the commission case....
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EXp rolls out advisory forms for sellers considering a private listing
The open-sourced form warns homesellers that selling a property privately without listing it on the MLS may have negative financial impacts but recognizes sellers hold the "final choice" in how to market their homes....
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Sue Yannaccone reveals launch of new title venture ‘Upward Title’
The Anywhere Brands chief reveals that her company is expanding a title venture, and she argues that consolidation and integration will dominate the real estate industry....
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Why staging your listing matters more than you think
Broker Nick Schlekeway offers a staging prescription for marketing your next listing and engaging the perfect buyer....
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