Paul Salazar moves from Hilton & Hyland to Compass
Salazar has been at Hilton & Hyland since he started his real estate career 16 years ago and said he was ready for a change. Now he's bringing a team to Compass, which he said had the most to offer out of other top LA brokerages....
Read Full Article
Gino Blefari out as HomeServices CEO, Chris Kelly promoted
Blefari has helmed HomeServices of America for more than five years. Kelly had been serving as an executive vice president before being promoted....
Read Full Article
Home price appreciation seen as cooling as inventories grow
Experts surveyed by Fannie Mae expect national home prices to grow by 3.4 percent in 2025. Median list prices in 69 markets were down by 10 percent or more from a year ago in March....
Read Full Article
First American CEO Ken DeGiorgio terminated, new CEO named
First American Financial Corporation has appointed Mark E. Seaton as its new chief executive officer, just weeks after the title insurer's former CEO Kenneth DeGiorgio was charged with misdemeanor assault....
Read Full Article
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....
Read Full Article
‘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....
Read Full Article
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....
Read Full Article
Cofano-led Collabra Technology sells to Adx
The deal will see industry vet Russ Cofano exit the company. Current COO Margo Fraker will take over as chief executive of the company's B2B efforts....
Read Full Article
Rila Auctions launches to offer transparent bidding, access
Ben Bacal and Harry Dheedene have launched Rila Auctions, an offshoot of social media app Rila, designed to help agents market homes in an Instagram-like video-search environment....
Read Full Article
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. ...
Read Full Article