THIS WEEK'S INDUSTRY HEADLINES WITH KEVIN KAUFFMAN AND FRED WEAVER

Keller Williams chief product officer out amid tech rollout

 

Chief Product Officer Neil Dholakia and Vice President of Product Miguel Bracchini both quietly departed over a one-month span after Keller Williams President Josh Team initially denied both were leaving.

 

 

 

HomeSmart acquires 650-agent indie brokerage TriStar Realty

 

HomeSmart International, which also owns a franchise division, vowed on Wednesday to double its agent count over the next three years. In announcing the transaction, the company – which also owns a franchise division – revealed ambitious plans to expand to double its nearly 18,000 agent count over the next three years.

 

 

Realogy CEO Ryan Schneider Says the housing market itself is what is he is most closely following going into 2020.

 

One is literally just what is going to be happening with the housing market. After a very tough end to 2018 and a tough start to 2019, we’ve had multiple quarters of improvement and I’m excited about that. We have low rates, a pretty healthy economy. I’m rooting, of course, we all are, for a strong housing market, the trajectory of it has been good and we hope that continues.

 

 

WeWork drama could be coming to the big screen: Report

 

Screenwriter Charles Randolph, of Oscar-winning “The Big Short” notoriety, is reportedly penning a new screenplay about the rise and fall of WeWork. The film will focus on the relationship between WeWork founder Adam Neumann and Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son.