Rocket seeing ‘awesome early data’ from Redfin acquisition
CEO Varun Krishna says lender has already seen a surge in leads and higher conversion rates from the Redfin deal, thanks to "cross pollination" of leads, agent referrals and mortgage applications....
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Anywhere CEO Ryan Schneider hints at more acquisitions and wants practical AI, not ‘hot air’
From the main stage at Inman Connect San Diego on Thursday, Schneider envisioned an era in real estate where a smaller number of competitors deliver a higher level of value for homebuyers and homesellers....
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EXp World Holdings revenue, sales volume grows 1% during Q2
Market headwinds stunted eXp World Holdings' revenue growth during the second quarter, only rising 1 percent to $1.3 billion. However, the company is bullish about its future, highlighting eXp Global's growth....
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Redfin’s Glenn Kelman spills details on bittersweet transition to Rocket
Kelman said it was a tough decision to sell, but one that ultimately will empower the company to better compete with portal giants like Zillow, Realtor.com and Homes.com while continuing to focus on customer service....
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Commission lawsuits? AI? Clear Cooperation? Fuggedaboutit
Side's Guy Gal says the greatest threat to the industry are Realtor associations, multiple listing services and brokerages that depend on inexperienced agents to generate profits....
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Realtor.com CEO is ready to ‘turn off’ Clear Cooperation debate
At Inman Connect San Diego, Realtor.com CEO Damian Eales said it's time to turn the page on Clear Cooperation and focus on solving issues that will improve consumers' main challenge — affordability....
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Broker Spotlight: Kevin Leatherman, Leatherman Homes
Find out how this industry leader, mentor and coach helps his agents lean into consistency to build reputations as productive, knowledgeable professionals with their fingers on the pulse of every market....
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Brad Inman to agents: AI will eliminate the great Clear Cooperation debate
The Inman News founder painted a picture at Inman Connect San Diego on Thursday of a future in which AI brings homes directly to consumers and makes the transaction easier and more joyful....
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Luxury Presence deploys first ‘fully autonomous AI marketing team’
Luxury Presence has rolled out a series of AI agents for marketing, using them to help agents and brokerage marketing teams do more outreach, lead nurture and display advertising in less time. ...
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Andy Florance declares victory in portal wars, says Homes.com is ‘now No. 1’
"We're not competing against either Realtor or Zillow for customers. We are doing something completely different. In essence, we are now No. 1 at that," Andy Florance said onstage at Inman Connect San Diego....
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