Ellen Cranley

3 days ago | yahoo.com | Talia Lakritz |Megan Harney |Ellen Cranley

The White House Easter Egg Roll has been a spring tradition for more than 140 years. Rutherford B. Hayes started the tradition after kids were banned from rolling eggs on Capitol Hill. The Trumps' Easter Egg Roll on Monday features partnerships with Meta, Amazon, YouTube, and others. For over 140 years, US presidents have welcomed members of the public to celebrate Easter on the White House lawn with an Easter Egg Roll.

1 week ago | therealdeal.com | Ellen Cranley |Katherine Kallergis

Holly Parker, a veteran agent who led a top team over a 24-year career at Douglas Elliman, is suing her former brokerage after it demanded $1.6 million in clawbacks. Parker, who operates in New York and Miami, also alleges she has not been paid her commissions on deals that closed after she left Elliman. Parker joined Compass on Feb. 5. She had 16 deals under contract at the time she departed, according to the lawsuit.

1 week ago | therealdeal.com | Ellen Cranley

The fight over private listings is dividing some of the biggest names in residential real estate. Days after Zillow announced it would ban private listings after a certain amount of time from its platform, as part of a standards rollout reinforcing the National Association of Realtors’ Clear Cooperation Policy, fellow listing platform (and advertising partner thanks to a five-year, $100 million deal) Redfin fell in line.

1 week ago | therealdeal.com | Ellen Cranley

HomeServices of America is shaking up its head role.  Gino Blefari is stepping down after five years atop the brokerage and is assuming the role of chairman emeritus, effective immediately, the firm announced. Executive vice president Chris Kelly will now serve as president and CEO. Blefari will remain with the organization in an advisory capacity, including working with the brokerage’s franchise network.

1 week ago | therealdeal.com | Katherine Kallergis |Sheridan Wall |Ellen Cranley

Tal Alexander is trying to call the shots in his estranged marriage from a Brooklyn jail as he awaits his federal sex trafficking trial, The Real Deal has learned. A recent filing in the couple’s divorce case includes messages he sent from the Metropolitan Detention Center in which he allegedly threatens his wife, Arielle, to “think twice” about moving forward with a divorce and describes himself as the victim. Arielle is currently fighting to divorce Tal in New York courts.