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Push button. Get CEO? What’s next for Rocket

Housing Wire

Jay Farner likes to tell a story about his early days at Rock Financial , which would become Quicken Loans and eventually Rocket Mortgage. It was 1996 and Dan Gilbert , the founder and CEO, announced that the company’s mortgage bankers weren’t going to meet with applicants face to face. That was new back then. With the Feb.

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Inside Redfin’s unique, brave and vulnerable business model

Housing Wire

Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman. We would go out to dinner a lot on the beach in Asbury Park on the Jersey shore,” recalled Jacki Wilfinger, an erstwhile Redfin agent in New Jersey. That changed with RE/MAX , under its swaggering CEO Dave Liniger. “RE/MAX I started at Redfin 12 years ago,” she said. The pay wasn’t great.”. On a mission.

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Exploring eXp: Splits, Caps, Commissions and Everything You Wanted to Know About the Virtual Brokerage

RIS Media

Most likely, it is a combination of these things that has made eXp Realty a target of both scrutiny, imitation and questions within the industry, as real estate professionals have sought to understand a company explicitly designed to upend the “traditional brokerage.”. But what is eXp, really, behind and beyond the sharp marketing?

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Seven Predictions for 2023: The Grime Edition

Notorious ROB

As longtime readers know, each year has a different musical theme. I would characterize it as a hardcore take on American gangsta rap heavily influenced by Caribbean music (like reggae), electronica which has always been more popular in Europe than in the U.S., Opendoor Opens the Door to a New National MLS.

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Looking Back on 2022

GeekEstate

Many links included are to members-only articles, so won’t be accessible without an account already setup.]. Image created with: Jasper Prompt: New Years celebration over a city skyline reflecting houses reflecting technology with text reading “2022” Mortgage rates went up, and buying houses became harder.

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No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy: Thoughts on CoStar and BPP’s Breakup

Notorious ROB

Writing has been thin as I’ve been on the road constantly, and very busy with projects. But news came across today that fairly requires some commentary. Andy Florance, the Founder and longtime CEO of CoStar, is like Wu Tang Clan, ain’t nuthin’ ta F wit. I didn’t bring artillery. .” Close Reading.

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Looking Forward to 2022: Climate Takes Center Court

GeekEstate

[Editor’s Note: We publish a Weekly Transmission for GEM members , a series of long-form articles covering the spectrum from shipping container co-living spaces to the battle for listing acquisition in the first iBuyer world war. Last year’s central prediction theme was de-carbonization. It’s an imperative: We must act now.

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