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Compass snags two Chicago-based @properties brokers

Housing Wire

The top agents were previously at brokerage @properties. “We I’m excited to be working alongside the top real estate agents in Chicago and look forward to tapping into the Compass tools that are proven to scale agent business,” Hodge said in a statement. Dobbs, on the other hand, has nearly four decades of experience.

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Lone Wolf builds tech empire with Propertybase

Housing Wire

The acquisition rounds out Lone Wolf’s technology platform that includes websites, lead generation tools, and CRM. For brokerage-owners, the race to finding an end-to-end technology platform has been filled with frustration. One brokerage firm intent on building its own real estate technology platform is Compass.

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“Enough is enough.” Redfin leaves NAR in wake of sexual harassment allegations

Housing Wire

Most brokerages are only a loose affiliation of independent agents, and none of us wants to impose a policy that could alienate any of the people who generate our revenue.” In leaving NAR, the brokerage said it will explore other ways to achieve those goals. Despite this decision, Redfin said that in roughly half of the U.S.,

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Compass acquisition could worry some California agents

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The buy is Compass’s first since the residential brokerage started publicly trading shares earlier this month. Glide, which was founded in 2017, provides tools like eSignature and the digitization of sales processing forms. On the other hand, Compass has shot up the brokerage rankings – placing 2 nd in U.S.

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Why Hometap is betting on the growth of the home equity investment market

Housing Wire

While Hometap doesn’t directly work with mortgage lenders or real estate brokerages right now, Burnett sees an opportunity for partnership to help buyers’ homeownership in the long term. Hometap’s investment volume hit $1 billion in February, surpassing 10,000 home equity investment issuances since it was established in 2017.

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Zestimate to double as Zillow’s iBuying offer

Housing Wire

Successful agents, brokerages and loan officers of the future are going to rely significantly on technology to find, nurture and engage with buyers and sellers while also playing an expanding role as personal advisors. Presented by: Propertybase. of the time, within 10% 75.6% and within 20% nearly 90% of the time.

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Inside Redfin’s unique, brave and vulnerable business model

Housing Wire

And in 2017, I decided to go on full-time as a lead agent.”. Redfin is a publicly traded company, a nationally recognized listings website and one of the biggest brokerages in the country. Way back in the drab plaid of the 1970s, brokerages often classified agents as employees and offered them health care and pension plans.

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