Los Angeles developer Rick Caruso to accept bitcoin as rent
Billionaire Rick Caruso plans to roll out a variety of cryptocurrency programs for consumers, including a customer reward option and the ability to pay rent with bitcoin
by Jim Dalrymple II Apr 8
MoxiWorks enters into nationwide agreement with Century 21 Canada, launches HUB21
Agents throughout Century 21 Canada's 400 offices will have access to MoxiWorks solutions through a portal called HUB21
by Craig C. Rowe Apr 8
Offerpad launches full-suite of services in Indianapolis
Offerpad has chosen Indianapolis as its first Midwestern market. The iBuyer's full suite of services will be available this summer
by Marian McPherson Apr 8
Knock expands into Colorado and Georgia
In its first announcement since revealing its intentions to go public, Knock has furthered its footprint in the West and South with 7 new markets, for a total of 34 Home Swap markets
by Craig C. Rowe Apr 8
Notarize to open its remote notary platform to independent notaries
Pilot program to launch in Washington and Tennessee with a goal of launching in all 31 remote online notarization-approved states in 2021
by Kelsey Ramírez Apr 7
Opendoor hires new vice president of sales and support
Former GoDaddy and Sirius XM executive Shannon Hodges will lead the company's acquisition and resale growth goals as they aim to improve revenue post IPO
by Marian McPherson Apr 7
How one agent uses TikTok to wrangle some of his youngest clients
A year after launching his TikTok account, GZB Realty broker and managing director Alexander Zakharin now generates 80% of his business using the youth-oriented app
Offerpad: Sellers can stay in homes up to 60 days after closing
To help alleviate the stress of selling, Offerpad will now give sellers the option of remaining in a home up to 60 days after closing escrow
Versatile online marketing solution HighNote brings it all together
Opinion
Just like how Slack centralizes and categorizes office communications, HighNote can do the same for your pre-listing pitch, agent or team profiles, local market guides, and all other forms of digital content
by Craig C. Rowe Apr 2
Court orders new trial in Zillow-VHT listing photo saga
After nearly 6 years, court will decide whether real estate behemoth willfully infringed on thousands of photos
Sprout Mortgage gives brokers more control of loan estimate
A new program gives originators better visibility into how lender fees will be presented to borrowers
by Matt Carter Mar 31
EXp and 'Undercover Billionaire' star Grant Cardone team up
Cardone will develop sales training material that will be used across eXp's brands. Agents at the brokerage will also get access to the sales guru's own learning content
by Jim Dalrymple II Mar 31
Self-tour company Rently raises cash in industry 'ripe for disruption'
The funding amount was undisclosed, but McCarthy Capital typically makes equity investments of between $15 million and $75 million
by Andrea V. Brambila Mar 31
Mortgage tech startup attracts new backing to help smaller lenders
Maxwell's $16.3M Series B round is a first for The Mortgage Collaborative
by Matt Carter Mar 31
'That's our bloody cat': Man finds missing feline in a listing photo
After learning that a neighbor had listed his home on the UK equivalent of Zillow, a London oncologist decided to take a peek — only to discover his lost cat in the listing photos
Is Compass the last hope for agents?
Opinion
How Compass’ IPO performs this week will tell us a lot about what the future holds
by Brad Inman Mar 30