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Redfin says Compass wants to see ‘privileged and irrelevant documents’

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Compass may want to drag Redfin into its legal battle involving Zillow’s listing access standards, but the Rocket Companies-owned firm is not having it. On Tuesday, Redfin filed its own letter addressed to Judge Jeannette Vargas of the U.S. District Court in New York City calling Compass’s motion to compel Redfin to produce documents “untimely […]

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CoStar can’t stop talking about Zillow as Homes.com growth surges

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It may have been CoStar Group’s earnings call, but Zillow, the rival of its North American residential real estate portal Homes.com, was certainly a hot topic of conversation.  CoStar Group executives entered their discussion of Zillow by highlighting Homes.com’s growth over the past year, which included a 1,225% annual increase in annualized net new bookings,

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The AI advantage: How real estate industry leaders can get ahead in a digital market

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a future promise in real estate. It’s here, measurable, and rapidly transforming how professionals work. From agents juggling client demands to lenders navigating compliance and efficiency pressures, AI is already proving itself both a pressure valve and a performance accelerator.The stakes are clear: those who embrace AI are gaining

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Coldwell Banker affiliate changes ownership in West Virginia

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Coldwell Banker Yost — a longtime real estate firm serving southern West Virginia — has been acquired by Nathan Hendrick and will operate under the new name Coldwell Banker Hendrick Real Estate. The acquired company has operated in West Virginia for more than 25 years and was previously owned by Steve Yost, who will remain

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Sexual assault lawsuit plaintiffs accuse eXp of fraudulent misrepresentation

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Roughly two and a half years since filing their initial complaint, the Acevedo sexual assault plaintiffs are back with their third amended complaint.  In the latest rendition of the complaint, eXp World Holdings, eXp Realty, eXp founder and CEO Glenn Sanford, suspended eXp agent David Golden, now-former eXp agent Michael Bjorkman and eXp agent Brent

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Collov AI, Side partner on virtual staging tools for agents

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Collov AI, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform for home design, announced a partnership with Side, a white-label real estate brokerage platform. The move expands access to Collov AI’s staging and visualization tools for Side’s network of more than 500 boutique real estate companies — with tools available through the Side Marketplace and its agent community

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NextHome partners with Workman Success Systems, promotes executives

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NextHome is strengthening its agent and broker training program. On Monday, the firm announced that it was teaming up with Workman Success Systems to launch NextHome Growth Lab. According to the company, this initiative unites AI-powered tools, live coaching and performance accountability in one platform. It also promoted two executives. NextHome Growth Lab is powered by

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Fourth generation of Hunt family takes over HUNT Real Estate

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A fourth generation of the Hunt family is taking over the HUNT Real Estate Corp., which owns and runs HUNT Real Estate ERA. On Monday, current CEO Peter Hunt announced that his son Charlie Hunt would be taking over the Buffalo, New York-based firm as its new CEO.  Charlie Hunt first joined his family’s business

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There’s no such thing as a Realtor tax: Here’s what they’re missing

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Benjamin Franklin famously said that nothing in life is certain except death and taxes. When I saw a recent article by Robert Bork Jr. claiming that the affordability crisis is due to some sort of “Realtor® tax,” I stopped in my tracks. The only Realtor® tax I’m aware of is the 15% self-employment tax I’m

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From life change to top agent: James Jensen’s North Dakota story

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As James Jensen walked away from work in the life insurance industry the day his son was born 12 years ago, he knew change was coming on multiple fronts. “I was trying to find the right time to make my life change,” Jensen said. “It was a great job with good pay, but it just

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