Real estate blockchain and cryptocurrency explained
There’s no doubt that 2018 is shaping up to be a coming-out year for blockchain and cryptocurrency in real estate. We’re hearing about more and more deals closed by real estate agents using cryptocurrency, and blockchain-enabled real estate startups are seemingly...
Is mandatory minimum wage coming to real estate?
On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court rendered its decision in Dynamex Operations West v. Superior Court of Los Angeles. This ruling may very well be the death knell of independent contractor (IC) status in real estate, not only in California, but possibly...
Report defends multiple listings services from government intervention
A new white paper released today from real estate industry group The Council of Multiple Listing Services (CMLS) ahead of the June 5 government workshopon competition in real estate, argues that the industry does not need any government intervention to help get...
Triumph of the nerd: how eXp Realty’s founder built a $1 billion business
Glenn Sanford, the founder of fast-growing eXp Realty, seems to be abundantly self-aware. “I am a geeked-out nerd,” who has started 17 businesses, he told me over breakfast on Tuesday. We were at a restaurant near his home and office in Bellingham, Washington,...