Tal Alexander calls himself ‘victim’ in divorce proceedings
Being imprisoned hasn't stopped the former Official Partners broker from telling his estranged wife, Arielle, to "think twice" about moving forward with divorce proceedings, pledging a "war" if she doesn't comply with his wishes....
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‘MAGA world’s premier financier’ joins Fannie Mae board of directors
Omeed Malik, founder of investment bank Farvahar Partners and venture capital firm 1789 Capital, is a business partner and "close friend" of Donald Trump Jr....
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Realtors are fighting for fairness, access and accountability
MLSs and greater transparency are not the problem, Vanguard Properties' Nina Dosanjh writes. They are part of a proven infrastructure that evolves as the market changes....
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Cofano-led Collabra Technology sells to Adx
The deal will see industry vet Russ Cofano exit the company. Current COO Margo Fraker take over as chief executive of the company's B2B efforts....
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Rila Auctions launches to offer transparent bidding, access
Ben Bacal and Harry Dheedene have launched Rila Auctions, an off-shoot of social media app Rila, designed to help agents market homes in an Instagram-like video-search environment....
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Watchdog calls on DOJ to investigate private listing networks
Consumer Policy Center fellows Stephen Brobeck and Wendy Gilch praised Zillow's private listing ban while calling on the Department of Justice to limit the spread of private listing networks. ...
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Judge suggests agent hire a lawyer for his antitrust case against NAR
Federal judge indicates agent "might benefit" from an attorney in suit against NAR's three-way agreement, compares the situation to hiring a Realtor....
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Shares in Better get a boost from $534M debt restructuring
Investors bid up mortgage lender's share price by 21 percent as company says deal with investor investor SB Northstar LP will improve its balance sheet and better position it for growth and a return to profitability....
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Redfin to follow Zillow as it rolls out portal ban on some private listings
CEO Glenn Kelman on Monday also called on MLSs to create a "coming-soon" designation for listings that would conceal Days on Market and historical pricing data from consumers....
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Maverix Advisory Group names Baur founding board member
York Baur, formerly CEO of MoxiWorks, has joined the advisory board of real estate technology consulting group Maverix Advisory Group....
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