Real Estate Disruption

Compass Moves Mortgage In-House With OriginPoint

By Joanna England / July 14, 2021 /

With concerns about the real estate disruptor’s profitability likely putting a lead foot on the pedal, Compass announced that the brokerage has engaged Guaranteed Rate to found OriginPoint, a new mortgage origination company that will roll out to Compass offices soon. It’s been no secret that Compass, launched as a residential real estate brokerage in…

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Breaking: Redfin Furloughs 41 Percent of Salaried Agents

By Candy Evans / April 7, 2020 /

The company chose to furlough agents instead of laying off in order to benefit from the $2 trillion CARES Act stimulus. Seattle-based Redfin, one of the very first disruptive brokerages to set the scene for upending the traditional brokerage model, announced Tuesday that it will furlough 41 percent of its agents, totaling nearly 600 people,…

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Tour a Home, Be a Hero For Kids in Need With Bungalo’s New Program

By Joanna England / December 12, 2019 /

From Staff Reports For those who could house hunt all day, Bungalo’s new “Tour a Home, Be a Hero” program sounds just their speed. Who doesn’t love touring open houses for a great cause? As Google’s 2019 Year in Search showed us, more and more people are looking for heroes. Here’s your chance to be…

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