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RE/MAX Proper acquires indie brokerage All Nations

Housing Wire

California-based RE/MAX Proper has acquired All Nations Realty and Investments , an independent brokerage in Rancho Cucamonga. In total, 126 agents and staff members at All Nations have joined RE/Max Proper, increasing the total agent count to 203, up from 70 when the former indie brokerage affiliated with the RE/MAX brand in May.

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CFPB investigating Rocket Homes for illegal kickbacks

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Rocket Homes Real Estate , a real estate affiliate of Rocket Companies , is being investigated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for possibly violating the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) when it charged fees for referring Quicken’s mortgage clients to real estate agents, according to officials.

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Redfin makes its big rental play with RentPath acquisition

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After a deal to be acquired by CoStar Group fell through due to antitrust objections from the federal government, real estate brokerage and listings portal Redfin has scooped up the Atlanta-based rental platform. It’s only the second acquisition Redfin has made since its founding in 2004. Presented by: PropStream.

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Bay Area team bolts Compass for Side

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Another group of California agents has left Compass for Side , this time in the luxury, coastal environs of Marin County. OWN Marin, a veteran team of five agents, announced last week that they switched from the New York-headquartered brokerage to the San Francisco-based outfit. 1 Bay Area brokerage by sales volume.

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Inside Redfin’s unique, brave and vulnerable business model

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Redfin is a publicly traded company, a nationally recognized listings website and one of the biggest brokerages in the country. But what makes Redfin different – what makes it radically, transformatively different – is that it classifies real estate agents as employees. million real estate agents.

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7 best real estate schools in Illinois (IL) for 2024

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If you’re looking for the best real estate schools in Illinois to complete the required 75 hours of class time you’ll need to get a broker’s license, we’re here to help. In Illinois, real estate agents are called brokers. the Illinois Real Estate Broker Examination.

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DataDigest: New data shows how brokerages, agents, landlords & homebuilders were reshaped by the pandemic

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Census Bureau shows how the business landscapes changed for homebuilders , lessors, agents , brokerages and other real estate professionals in the first full year after the pandemic began. A once-in-a-century pandemic, global inflation, supply chain shocks – 2020 truly was a pivotal year.

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