Opendoor nabs execs from Google, LegalZoom for leadership team
The company has hired Selim Freiha to serve as its chief financial officer and Shrisha Radhakrishna to serve as its chief technology and product officer....
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Synergy One acquiring national lender Mann Mortgage
Kalispell, Montana-based Mann Mortgage, which operated branches in states throughout the West and Southeast, had tangled with regulators in Idaho and Washington....
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NAR Chief Legal Officer Katie Johnson is ‘stepping down’
After a decade leading the trade group's legal team — including through sexual harassment scandals and numerous anti-trust commission lawsuits — Johnson is leaving....
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Illinois homebuyers file new class-action commission suit
The suit names Equity Realtors, HomeSmart International and Fathom Realty as defendants. It also describes NAR as a co-conspirator, but doesn't name the organization as a defendant....
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Florida broker arrested for laundering son’s escort profits
After 24 years of running an illegal escort service, mother-son crime duo Margareta von Lambert and Christopher Jelavic have been busted for using von Lambert's real estate and art businesses to launder their profits. Von Lambert, 70, and Jelavic, 48, were arrested on Sept. 11, several days...
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Hawaii homeowner sued after house collapses into the ocean
A Hawaii homeowner finds himself in hot water after his oceanfront home on Oahu’s North Shore collapsed into the ocean. Now the state is demanding he cover the cleanup costs....
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Latest updates show Matterport’s downmarket move no longer virtual
Digital twin creator Matterport introduced a new lineup of property marketing features to enrich its appeal as a more accessible resource for listing agents and brokers, including a de-furnishing tool and an artificial intelligence listing description tool....
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NAR faces a standoff over Clear Cooperation, Inman survey reveals
Nearly a hundred real estate professionals shared their thoughts on NAR's Clear Cooperation Policy with Inman, revealing a schism between supporters and opponents of the controversial rule....
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Why are some agents still flirting with cooperative compensation?
Compliance expert Summer Goralik tackles why the commission-splitting debate remains unresolved and whether listing agreements should still include buyer agent compensation fields....
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Where real estate’s major players stand on Clear Cooperation Policy
Some real estate leaders say the focus on Clear Cooperation stems from the recent commission lawsuits. But other see a deeper question about brokerage profits at the heart of the issue....
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