Sidekick was developed by San Francisco-based boutique brokerage Avenue 8. It primarily uses a text interface to send commands to retrieve data, execute tasks and in many ways, function as a common, “visual” interface would. It’s now offered to members of SFAR.
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NAR commission settlement rules will go into effect in August
The massive trade organization promised in March to make various policy changes as part of a landmark settlement. The rules will now roll out slightly later than expected.
Anywhere’s revenue holds steady in Q1 amid ‘tough’ housing market
Generated revenue remained flat at $1.1 billion from the same period a year ago while the franchisor improved net losses by 27 percent year over year to a loss of $101 million, according to a Thursday earnings call.
Will lawsuits end 6% commissions? Probably not, 1 law professor says
A provision in NAR’s settlement barring listing agents from offering buyer agents compensation is “largely symbolic,” USC professor Jordan Barry said Friday at a University of Minnesota conference.
Putrid garbage house stinks up LA neighborhood
The trash-strewn property is sandwiched between two large, multimillion-dollar mansions, and residents are concerned the mounds could negatively affect property values in the area.
Opendoor’s partnership with eXp officially goes live
The companies’ integrated technology will streamline the process to make Opendoor cash offers available to eXp’s tens of thousands of agents.
Top Bay Area team boomerangs back to Compass from Side
Mollie Poe and Declan Hickey were founding members of Compass San Francisco before leaving in 2020. Now, they’re bringing four additional team members back to Compass with them.
70 public housing employees charged with bribery in New York
The charges amount to the largest number of federal bribery charges ever filed on a single day, according to the Department of Justice.
Side CEO urges agents to reject negativity, lean into community
Guy Gal spoke out last week about the challenges of 2023 and the way agents can avoid falling prey to negativity even during tough times.
LA developer hit with lawsuit for homeless housing Ponzi plot
California attorney general Rob Bonta claimed in a civil lawsuit filed in LA County Superior Court that Shangri-La Industries illegally put developments in the state’s Project Homekey homeless housing program under threat by borrowing against them.