by Christina Hughes Babb | Oct 15, 2020 | Industry News
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) Tuesday launched a Spanish version of its website, NAR en Español. The sub-site evolved from NAR's Spanish-language Facebook page into the "comprehensive collection of resources" the associations now offers its Spanish-speaking members, NAR representatives say. "The vision that NAR’s Engagement team has shown throughout the development of NAR en Español [...]
by Christina Hughes Babb | Oct 15, 2020 | Industry News
Austin, Texas-based Keller Williams (KW) has reorganized itself, executives say, by creating a new holding company structure. Effective immediately, Gary Keller has stepped down from his role as CEO. As president, Josh Team assumes all duties and responsibilities previously held by Keller. Keller Williams Realty will no longer have a CEO; however, Keller will become [...]
by Christina Hughes Babb | Oct 5, 2020 | Industry News
Carrington Mortgage Services (CMS), a large, privately held non-bank lender, recently announced specialized training for brokers, according to a press release first published on businesswire.com. Because today’s lending market is changing at such a rapid pace, CMS reports, it is essential for brokers to be intimately familiar with the latest trends and products, so they can provide [...]
by Christina Hughes Babb | Sep 25, 2020 | Industry News, Technology
Zillow, which heretofore has turned to brokerage partners to represent it in home purchases, has announced it will begin using its own agents in the booming iBuying department. In streamlining this operation by way of Zillow Offers, Zillow promises to make homebuying transactions smoother. Zillow said it will implement the new practice in January for [...]
