Private listings and Clear Cooperation (CCP) have been Compass’s headline calling cards over the past several months, but at HousingWire’s The Gathering on Sunday, mergers and acquisitions were the primary focus. In a conversation with Diego Sanchez, the president of HousingWire, Lacey Conway, the CEO of Latter & Blum and Compass executive vice president of […]
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Shilo.ai is going to have an easier time with product development thanks to a $2.6 million seed funding round. The AI assistant firm announced the funding round on Friday. The round was led by AZ-VC, Arizona’s largest venture capital fund, which was founded by Jack Selby, the managing director of Thiel Capital. “We’re not here
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Welcome back to Tech Pulse — a new weekly series rounding up the latest in technology, including tools, integrations and trends impacting mortgage and real estate. Here’s what happened this week: Robert Reffkin touts Compass’s AI platform, agent advocacy efforts Compass is preparing to launch a new AI platform designed to automate tasks, find opportunities and give
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Century 21 Real Estate has added Shorepine Properties in Pacific City, Oregon, to its network — strengthening the brand’s presence in the state’s Central Coast region. Broker/owner Becky Kirkendall has led Shorepine Properties since purchasing the full-service brokerage in 2017. A former hospitality manager, Kirkendall transitioned into real estate after moving to Pacific City in
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A former Douglas Elliman agent has withdrawn a lawsuit that sought to recoup $1.6 million in clawbacks from deals that closed after she left the brokerage. New York and Miami agent Holly Parker claimed she’s owed commissions on deals that were pending following her exit from Douglas Elliman. In the withdrawal, filed in the Supreme
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While the nation’s top real estate teams are found at a variety of brokerages, one brand dominated the 2025 RealTrends Verified Rankings. With more than 3,700 teams in this year’s RealTrends rankings, Keller Williams leads all other firms by a wide margin. Leaders of top teams at Keller Williams believe there are good reasons for
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Even in a housing market squeezed by low inventory and high interest rates, the real estate industry’s top performers continued to rise. More than 45,000 agents and teams secured a spot on the 2025 RealTrends Verified rankings, showing that experience and execution still drive success even in challenging conditions. Among them, those ranked in RealTrends
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The luxury housing market lost momentum in April as financial uncertainty prompted many high-end buyers and sellers to hold off on transactions, according to a new report from Zillow. Defined as the top 5% of home values in each region, the typical luxury home in the U.S. is now valued at about $1.8 million. Despite
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Before you’re allowed to help people finance their dream homes, you must get the proper education to obtain your MLO license. Online mortgage schools have made it easier to complete your education requirements, you just have to decide the best option for you. It’s important to consider your own learning preferences. Do you prefer online,
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A mortgage lender helping Americans buy homes abroad received a capital boost this week thanks to a new warehouse agreement with an investment management firm. Volo Loans, which specializes in serving U.S. citizens looking to finance properties in Costa Rica, landed its $50 million investment from Gramercy Funds Management, a global firm specializing in emerging
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