My neighbor’s house won’t sell. Virtual staging would help
Virtual staging is becoming an increasingly easy and affordable way to market a stale listing. Here are a number of software companies that excel in making empty homes meet market expectations....
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$25M real estate team RR Galaxy joins Keller Williams in Naperville
Naperville, Illinois-based team RR Galaxy has joined Keller Williams, it was announced Friday. The 4-person team has closed more than $74 million in sales over the past 2 years, executives said....
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DOJ inquiry delays settlement-related document rollout at CAR
The California Association of Realtors postponed the release of 21 forms this week after receiving feedback from members — and an inquiry from the U.S. Department of Justice....
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Entrata buys Colleen AI in bid for property management autonomy
Software company Entrata acquired its second company in a year with the acquisition of the rental industry’s Colleen, which provides artificial intelligence-based tenant communications and leasing operation support....
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Fathom’s Verus Title subsidiary acquires LW Traveling Title
Fathom Holdings beefs up title coverage in three states with "strategic addition" to geographic footprint, acquiring nine-person title agency with offices in Utah, Colorado and Virginia....
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StackWrap makes sense of your tech-stack: Tech Review
Indie broker Max Fitzgerald built this app to be the top layer of brokerage tech stack, enabling better organization, access and understanding of its most-used tools....
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Coldwell Banker bottles up top-producing wine country agent
Sonoma County-based Rob Sullivan most recently worked at Vanguard Properties, and spent several years at Coldwell Banker before that....
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Median home sale price in US rises to record high as transactions dip
The median sale price for an existing home in the U.S. has grown to a whopping $419,300 — the highest since NAR began tracking the metric — following 11-consecutive months of price gains....
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Oakley founder smashes California record with $210M home sale
The 15,000-square-foot home, which sits on 9.5 acres, was not publicly listed for sale. The deal surpasses a nearly $200 million purchase in Malibu by Beyoncé and Jay-Z last year....
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Anxiety over commission lawsuits looms over agent recruitment fight
Industry leaders see the lawsuits as one of the top recruiting challenges of 2024, according to Intel survey results. But the brokers who target and elevate middle-tier agents have an opportunity....
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