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billion deal that will bring together the nation’s largest mortgage lender with a longtime tech-fueled realestate brokerage. The company has gone through multiple rounds of layoffs over the past two years as it navigates a tough realestate market. ” Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman. .”
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But when he finally got the opportunity , the Expedia and Zillow co-founder started with a critique of the program’s name — specifically, its pronoun. Barton co-founded the online realestate company in 2005, and was succeeded as CEO by Spencer Rascoff in 2011, before returning to the role in 2019. .”
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