Beyond Redfin: Zown bets on AI, salaried agents and buyer rebates

When Rishard Rameez, co-founder and CEO of Canadian-based real estate brokerage Zown, bought and sold a home within the same year, the inefficiencies of the process left him frustrated. “I couldn’t wrap my head around the fact that I had to pay [almost] all of my down payment towards covering the re
Read MoreRent collections improve slightly, but late payments signal strain
On-time rent payments improved in August 2025, offering a rare positive note in a year marked by declining performance, according to new data from Chandan Economics. Preliminary estimates for August show that 83.2% of tenants at independently operated units paid their rent on time — up 34 basis poin
Read MoreRocktop’s Cade Thompson on targeting inefficiencies in mortgage lending

Fannie Mae‘s latest Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey points to a growing trend of lenders that want to make the mortgage process and its various components as efficient as possible. In 2025, lenders ranked streamlined business processes, reduced costs and consumer-facing technology as their leading
Read MoreeXp welcomes back The Victorica Group in San Antonio

The nation’s top brokerage by transaction side count continues to expand. On Monday, eXp Realty announced that it was welcoming back San Antonio-based The Victorica Group. The group was formed at eXp, but went on to briefly operate as an independent brokerage. It ultimately decided to return to eXp
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