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Redfin layoffs impact real estate company’s Concierge service

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Support and sales managers within the company’s real estate brokerage were also impacted by the layoffs. Real estate industry changes from the National Association of Realtors settlement, including a substantial shift in the agent commission structure , went into effect this past weekend.

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NFT fans lose millions in video game real estate sales

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The collection sold (or at least tried to sell) tokens to claim real estate and resources in Yuga's upcoming metaverse game, Otherside. The NFT drop netted approximately $310 million in just a few short hours. Yuga Labs sold Otherdeed NFTs via Opensea.

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Zillow Group real estate rival Compass files for IPO, shows $3.7B in revenue for 2020

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Compass CEO Robert Reffkin in 2019 after cutting the ribbon on the real estate brokerage’s tech center in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. Real estate brokerage Compass filed for an IPO on Monday. billion in revenue last year, up 56% year-over-year, with a net loss of $270 million, down from $388 million in 2019.

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Redfin CEO says housing downturn made real estate giant ‘leaner, hungrier and better’

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But the Seattle real estate giant sees some silver linings. The company’s real estate services division, its primary source of revenue, dropped nearly 30% to $127 million. Redfin reported a Q1 net loss per share of $0.55, which beat expectations. Redfin’s revenue fell 45% in the first quarter to $325.7

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Real estate giant Redfin beats Q2 estimates with $214M in revenue; CEO says ‘we’re inside a tornado’

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Seattle-based real estate company Redfin topped Wall Street estimates for its second quarter earnings , reporting $214 million in revenue, up 8%, and a net loss per share of $0.08. The real estate market is on a roller coaster this year as buying activity slowed due to the pandemic but has rebounded in recent months.

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WeWork shutting down Ballard location in Seattle as it restructures real estate footprint

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WeWork is closing its location in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle less than two years after the space opened as the office-sharing company restructures its real estate footprint amid continued fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. WeWork reported a net loss of $2.06 (WeWork Photo).

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Redfin revenue soars 121% in second quarter as net loss grows on RentPath acquisition

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Seattle real estate brokerage Redfin on Thursday posted second quarter revenue of $471 million, a jump of 121 percent over the same period last year. The surge in revenues also came as net losses grew — coming in at $27.9 The company also is spending heavily to attract and retain real estate agents.

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