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Redfin unveils option to cut out buyer’s agents

Redfin announced Wednesday it has been quietly testing a pilot program in Boston, a revised version of its 2006 service Redfin Direct, that allows consumers to make direct offers on Redfin-listed homes through the company’s website.

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Redfin unveils plan to cut out buyers’ agents

Redfin announced Wednesday it has been quietly testing a pilot program in Boston, a revised version of its 2006 service Redfin Direct, that allows consumers to make direct offers on Redfin-listed homes through the company’s website.

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Compass fixes error showing private agent remarks on some listings

Other listing data intended for Realtors’ eyes only appeared publicly on several listings viewed by Inman last week on Compass’s mobile app and desktop website. Among them: detailed showing instructions, contact information for vendors and property disclosures (e.g. notices that taxes property taxes are unknown or floors are slanted).

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Why eXp’s top tech exec joined flat-fee rival Redefy

Scott Petronis, the newly appointed chief product and technology officer at discount brokerage Redefy believes the consumer is getting overshadowed in the real estate industry. Finding a company that he believes has a greater focus on the consumer is a big reason that Petronis left his role as chief technology officer eXp Realty…

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11 things agents should know about working with millennials

Each generation bears its own unique characteristics. For the millennial generation (those born between 1978 and 1995), homeownership is a top priority. But college debt and uncertain job prospects mean that they often have to move back in with their parents first. Here are 11 insights to help you get to know this market better.