Housing affordability a main issue for early voters: Redfin
Thirty-eight percent of early voters said housing affordability influenced their presidential vote. Harris voters (43 percent) were more likely to care about housing than Trump voters (29 percent), Redfin said....
Read Full Article
Offerpad dialed back its iBuyer acquisitions by 49% in Q3
Having slashed operating expenses by 40 percent from a year ago, the iBuyer has its sights set on boosting home purchases to 1,000 per quarter on lower cost structure....
Read Full Article
CoStar moves one step closer to securing Arlington HQ
CoStar Group inked a deal with a longtime tenant of its new Arlington HQ, which leased 13 of the building's 31 floors. The tenant agreed to downsize to two floors, giving CoStar enough space for the 500 employees moving to the new HQ....
Read Full Article
Fathom Realty adds 2,200 agents with My Home Group acquisition
Scottsdale, Arizona-based brokerage will continue to operate under the My Home Group brand, with co-founders Jereme Kleven and Mark Hutchins staying on to oversee daily operations....
Read Full Article
Restb.ai lands deal with New England’s largest MLS
In partnership with Restb.ai, the 39,300-member MLS PIN will equip itself with new ways to work faster, better serve buyers and sellers, and push its own boundaries in data capture and accuracy....
Read Full Article
First-time homebuyers fell further behind this year, NAR says
The share of recently bought homes that went to first-time homebuyers fell to less than 1 in 4 between July 2023 and June 2024, according to a new report....
Read Full Article
Compass leans into private listings with new marketing push
The brokerage's efforts to build a powerful exclusive catalog of listings unifies many of its recent efforts — including now the debut of a multiphase marketing strategy....
Read Full Article
Loose election talk is creating anxiety for agents and clients alike
With the 2024 presidential race among the tightest in memory, hundreds of agents and brokers told Inman the real estate industry is encountering prickly situations amid a contentious election....
Read Full Article
Real Brokerage adds 400 agents with Amerivest Realty partnership
Amerivest Realty owner Joe Ballarino has brought a slew of agents based out of Florida, Colorado, Minnesota and Wisconsin to the cloud-based brokerage, according to an announcement Monday....
Read Full Article
SentriLock and Local Logic partner in hyperlocal marketing
The two companies have agreed to offer Local Logic’s scalable library of city, community and street-level NeighborhoodIntel reports through the SentriLock interface....
Read Full Article