Brooklee Han

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Real Estate Reporter at HousingWire

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Articles

Chris Kelly takes the helm at HomeServices of America

6 days ago | housingwire.com | Brooklee Han

Prior to being named HomeServices’ president and CEO on Tuesday, Kelly had served as HomeServices’ executive vice president since September 2022. HousingWire caught up with Kelly this week to discuss his appointment and what his plans are as he takes the helm at one of the nation’s largest real estate firms. Kelly expressed his gratitude to Gino Blefari for his leadership at HomeServices over the past five years.
Place buys Remine for $1.5 million in cash at auction

6 days ago | housingwire.com | Brooklee Han

The deal, which is expected to close in the next two weeks, was first reported by Inman News. This is the second major acquisition Place has completed in the past year. It also announced the acquisition of team servicing platform Livian in September 2024. Founded in 2019 by Ben Kinney and Chris Suarez, Place completed a Series A funding round in 2021 that raised $100 million. Place also hit “unicorn status” with a valuation of at least $1 billion.
Zillow's Follow Up Boss changing API call recording, text access

1 week ago | housingwire.com | Brooklee Han

According to the email, Ylopo, MaverickRE and Shilo.ai will not be impacted by the change. “We’re currently working with them to explore options for adding data projections that align with our standards,” the email states.
REX’s petition for rehearing of its appeal denied

1 week ago | housingwire.com | Brooklee Han

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will not be rehearing the appeal of REX Real Estate en banc. In an order filed on Wednesday, Judges Daniel Bress, Ana de Alba and Sidney R. Thomas notified the parties of their decision. Both Judge Bress and Judge de Alba denied the petition, while Judge S.R. Thomas recommended it.
NWMLS shuts off IDX listing feed to Compass

1 week ago | housingwire.com | Brooklee Han

Washington state-based Northwest MLS (NWMLS) has shut off its internet data exchange (IDX) feed going to Compass as the ongoing war between the two real estate industry players escalates. The news was first reported by Inman News and confirmed to HousingWire by sources who wished to remain anonymous. The NWMLS IDX feed to Compass.com was shut off at 8:30 in the morning on Tuesday, meaning that any non-Compass property listed after that time cannot be found on Compass.com.
Zillow, Redfin to allow delayed listings on MLS, VOW feeds

1 week ago | housingwire.com | Brooklee Han

Is a listing delayed or off market? How are different firms defining “public marketing”? And what exactly will get a listing banned from Zillow or Redfin? The debate surrounding the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP) and its new Multiple Listing Options for Sellers (MLOS) policy has amplified over the past few weeks. And even as companies like Zillow and Redfin have taken strong public stances on the issue, questions have continued to arise.
eXp Realty unveils seller disclosure form for delayed listings

1 week ago | housingwire.com | Brooklee Han

eXp Realty is no stranger to the forms business. The company was one of the first to come up with its own buyer broker agreement in response to the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement. Given this, it should come as no surprise that the company is launching its own “seller advisory form” in order to comply with NAR’s new Multiple Listing Options for Sellers (MLOS) policy.
Compass leverages private exclusive listings to recruit agents

1 week ago | housingwire.com | Brooklee Han

One thing Compass‘s supporters and critics both agree on is this: the brokerage is leveraging its swelling network of private exclusive listings to recruit agents. But how Compass is doing it might surprise you. An agent who was invited to join a nationwide education and recruiting pitch in late January with top Compass brass, including CEO Robert Reffkin, shared a recording of the video call with HousingWire. Here’s how it went down. First, let’s set the scene.
Christie’s International Real Estate appoints new VP of affiliate services

1 week ago | housingwire.com | Brooklee Han

Nicole Konsler is moving up the leadership ladder at Christie’s International Real Estate. On Monday, the firm announced her appointment as its new executive vice president of affiliate services for Christie’s International Real Estate’s Americas region. In this role, Konsler will lead Christie’s International Real Estate’s U.S.-based affiliate services team. This division supports nearly 50 real estate firms throughout North America, South America and the Caribbean.
Zillow's "pre-emptive strike" on private listings

1 week ago | housingwire.com | Brooklee Han

Zillow caused a stir in the real estate industry last week when it announced it would be banning certain listings. Under these new standards, if a listing is publicly marketed to any buyer it must be put in an MLS and be able to be published on Zillow as well as other sites that receive internet data exchange (IDX) feeds, within 24 hours of the start of a public marketing campaign.