News Quiz: Do you know the biggest stories for the week of Jan. 16?
EXp Realty expanded, Better CEO Vishal Garg turned up in the news and Ryan Serhant, once again, found his way into the headlines.
The past seven days were a little less tumultuous than the week prior, when RE/MAX CEO Adam Contos announced his resignation and Realogy continued for a second-straight week to defend its position on commission sharing. But plenty happened, and we're here to suss out what's worth remembering and what you may well have forgotten.
Test your knowledge of the biggest real estate stories of the week.
EXp Realty on Thursday announced it would expand into this international market in the first quarter of 2022.
All of the above. Virtual brokerage eXp Realty plans to expand into three new international markets — Dominican Republic, Greece and New Zealand — in the first quarter of 2022. Read the story here.
Dominican Republic
Greece
New Zealand
All of the above
Thursday, January 20 marks what anniversary?
Two years since the first case of COVID was recorded in the U.S. The first case of SARS-CoV-2 in the U.S. was confirmed on Jan. 20, 2020, in Snohomish County, Washington. It would begin its invisible spread into homes across the planet. Read the story here.
Three years since the launch of Knock
The one-year anniversary of Compass going public
One year since Josh Team resigned as president of Keller Williams
Two years since the first case of COVID was recorded in the U.S.
Better CEO Vishal Garg made headlines this week after he did what?
Returned to his perch as CEO after a brief hiatus. Better founder and CEO Vishal Garg, who went viral after firing 900 employees on a Zoom call, has reportedly returned to his post at the company after a brief leave of absence. Read the story here.
Returned to his perch as CEO after a brief hiatus
Awarded bonuses to several hundred employees
Got married in New Zealand
Resigned following a second viral video
Buyers viewed a record low number of homes before buying in 2021, according to the National Association of Realtors. What was the median number of homes buyers saw?
8. Homebuyers who purchased a home last year viewed a median of eight homes before buying — the lowest number since the National Association of Realtors started tracking the metric in 1987, according to the trade group. Read the story here.
2
8
4
6
“WeCrashed” — the Apple TV miniseries inspired by the rise and fall of WeWork and CEO Adam Neumann — released its first trailer Wednesday ahead of its March 18 premiere. Who plays Neumann in the miniseries.
Jared Leto. The series stars Jared Leto as Neumann, the eccentric Israeli entrepreneur who sought to redefine commercial real estate but resigned from the company he founded in 2019. Read the story here.
Bela Lugosi
Tom Cruise
Orlando Bloom
Jared Leto
A Manhattan townhouse with tenuous ties to this notable figure sold for $25 million this week.
Grace Kelly. A Manhattan townhouse marketed as having ties to Hollywood actress and Princess of Monaco Grace Kelly has sold for $25 million following years of controversy. Read the story here.
Donald Trump
Ian Fleming
Sal Mineo
Grace Kelly
Ryan Serhant’s eponymous brokerage, SERHANT., announced it had hired away two teams from this rival real estate brokerage.
Compass. The Bogard New York Team and The Palanca Team, previously of Compass, have made the switch to SERHANT., Ryan Serhant’s eponymous brokerage announced Tuesday. Read the story here.
EXp Realty
Corcoran
Compass
None of the above
CoreLogic acquired this company earlier this week after a long partnership.
Prospects Software. Six months after being purchased itself, real estate data and analytics giant CoreLogic has acquired real estate tech firm Prospects Software, CoreLogic announced Tuesday. Read the story here.
Prospects Software
CoStar Group
T3-Sixty
Move-Core
A property in San Francisco, described as “the worst house on the best block,” sold for $1.97 million after sparking a bidding war — despite having none of these.
Bedrooms. A rickety abandoned home in San Francisco with no bedrooms fetched a stunning $1.97 million and even spurred a bidding war over the decrepit property. Read the story here.
Bedrooms
Windows
Toilets
Closets
In 2021, how many existing homes traded hands?
None of the above. In a year of sky-high demand, existing-home sales recorded a banner year with the sale of 6.12 million units. Read the story here.
5.35 million units
8.12 million units
9 million units
None of the above
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