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Most Brokerages Have Zero Counter-Cyclical Hedge

Notorious ROB

What my friend and I ended up discussing is that while we think many agents in 2022 are in the same position as those agents we knew in 2007, we are pretty confident that almost all brokerages are in that same position out of necessity. And over the past few years, brokerages have done very well with this ancillary-revenue based model.

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Redfin makes its big rental play with RentPath acquisition

Housing Wire

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. They plan to pilot a program for property managers to pay only for a signed lease.

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Redfin to acquire RentPath for its apartment listings

Realty Biz

Online real estate brokerage Redfin has said it will acquire the apartment search giant RentPath Holdings Inc. Redfin said it will pay $608 million in cash to acquire RentPath, which filed for bankruptcy in February 2020. If the deal goes ahead, it will enable RentPath to exit the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

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11 Top Real Estate Safety Apps You Need to Know About

The Close

Forewarn can obtain a criminal history, verify current vehicle and property ownership statuses, identify financial risks (like bankruptcy), and provide a complete residential address history for almost 90% of people. SafeShowings Best for: Property showings and open houses Cost: $4.99 How much does a realtor safety app cost?

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9 Alternatives to Zillow When Buying or Selling a Home

HomeLight

The company makes money from high volume ad sales on their platform — property managers and Premier Agents as well as mortgage lenders and other businesses pay to advertise properties and services — as well as from their home loan program. This site also lists whether a property is in bankruptcy, preforeclosure , or foreclosure.

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2020 in Review: A Year of Changes & Opportunities for the Real Estate Industry

App Folio

To better understand where the real estate industry is headed, we reached out to top thought leaders from residential property management, community associations management, and investment management to learn more about their experiences in 2020 and what they are doing to prepare for the year ahead. . Sean, take it away.

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Grading Time! The 2022 Predictions

Notorious ROB

Opendoor is a participant brokerage, so all of its listings go into the MLS and get syndicated out everywhere, and it does marketing on top of that. And Opendoor has a wholly-owned closing services division as well as a mortgage brokerage. Realogy Debuts Property Management Business – NO. Okay, hear me out here.