Every Friday, we round up the most popular, most read, most critical stories of the week to give you a quick catchup on the big headlines you might have missed in the hustle and bustle of the workweek. Here’s this week’s Top 5 as chosen by our readers.
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Alexander brothers found guilty of sex-trafficking
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Brothers Tal and Oren Alexander made a name for themselves in luxury real estate before facing charges.
Jason Oppenheim: How Compass is ‘weaponizing’ secrecy
By striking a massive syndication deal with Redfin, Compass is attempting to build a parallel housing market where buyers are kept in the dark, competing brokerages are starved of inventory and the only true winner appears to be Compass’s bottom line.
Kamini Lane: Coldwell Banker and Compass don’t need to ‘kumbaya’
Kamini Lane | Credit: Coldwell Banker Realty and Canva
In an overarching conversation with Inman, Lane discussed Coldwell Banker’s recent evolution, including its new integration under the Compass International Holdings umbrella, and thoughts on some of the biggest topics in the news today.
Compass is rethinking how inventory reaches consumers, and that’s long overdue
Standing still is not a strategy, Compass team lead Angela Morsa writes. Compass is bringing necessary new innovations to the practice of real estate.
The internet says agents are doomed (again). Here’s what’s actually happening
A debate on X claims AI and platforms like Opendoor could replace real estate agents. Industry leaders say the reality is far more complicated.
