Rocket Companies has finalized its acquisition of Redfin for a reported $1.8 billion, consolidating the most-trafficked brokerage site with the nation’s largest retail mortgage lender. In an announcement released yesterday,...
New South Wales' Supreme Court has approved a shareholder vote for Domain to decide on CoStar's proposed acquisition of the company. The decision allows Domain to distribute the terms of...
This week's roundup is very Europe-heavy, but we'll start in the United States with Redfin... United States: Redfin integrates Thumbtack services into its Owner Dashboard Redfin has partnered with Thumbtack...
Compass is suing Zillow for enacting a listings ban for agents who do not upload new real estate listings to a Multiple Listing Service (MLS). Zillow's listings standards policy, announced...
CoStar Group founder Andy Florance is one of the very few real estate marketplace leaders whose quarterly calls with investors are worth listening to. As a man who's been in...
The NAR-affiliated U.S. real estate portal Realtor.com has weighed in on the ongoing debate about private listings and the Clear Cooperation Policy via an opinion piece penned by CEO Damian...
Zillow has begun sending non-compliance warnings about listings being uploaded to the MLS, according to new guidelines that demand agents upload listings within 24 hours of being publicly marketed. Inman...
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) in the US has officially overturned its controversial “no-commingling” policy, whereby non-MLS real estate listings were barred from appearing alongside listings on the MLS....
Redfin shareholders have approved Rocket's takeover bid this week, but a group of US senators has questioned the deal, branding it "anticompetitive" in a letter. Redfin shareholders on Wednesday voted...
Zillow Group is preparing to enforce its new listing access policy imminently. Starting May 28, agents with listings that violate the policy, which targets publicly marketed properties not made widely...
Zillow has quietly settled a lawsuit brought by a New York City broker who accused its local portal StreetEasy of charging fees to list rental properties that were not always...
A proposed acquisition of Redfin by Rocket Companies is facing new legal scrutiny following a lawsuit filed in Seattle District Court by Redfin stockholder Jason Morano. According to a report...
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