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Insurance exodus left many properties unprotected from the LA fires

Last month’s wildfires in Southern California had a devastating impact as 29 people were killed and about 16,000 homes were destroyed. Leading up to the disasters, the state’s largest private home insurer dropped policies in high-risk areas, leaving them financially unprotected after they burned to the ground. That’s according to a report published Thursday by…

Realtor.com moves headquarters to Austin

Realtor.com is the latest company to leave sunny California for the Texas hill country. The company announced this week that it’s relocating from Santa Clara to Austin with the goal of making Austin its primary pipeline for hiring talent, with more investments in that coming. Realtor.com says that the state’s strong economy and affordability make…

Better appoints Patrick Kandianis as new VP of business development

Digital mortgage lender Better announced Friday that Patrick Kandianis has been appointed as the company’s new vice president of business development. A 22-year industry veteran in lending sales, Kandianis most recently served as Figure Lending’s senior director of lending partnership sales and was instrumental in helping that company achieve more than $12 billion in production….

Gibson plaintiffs assert eXp, Weichert conducted reverse auctions

The Gibson commission lawsuit plaintiffs are not done sharing their thoughts on the settlements reached by Mark Spain Real Estate, eXp World Holdings, Weichert of North America and Atlanta Communities Real Estate Brokerage in the Hooper suit.  In a response filed on Wednesday to a joint motion for preliminary approval of the settlements, the Gibson…