Meet the real estate CEO who wants to reshape how Americans buy and sell homes

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It's almost 9 p.m. on a Wednesday in November, and Robert Reffkin is working the phones.

How Zillow became the real estate industry's punching bag

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It's been a rough few weeks for Zillow.

The nightmare scenario for America's real estate market

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The full list of major US companies slashing staff this year, from Hasbro to Amazon

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Hasbro is cutting around 20% of its workforce, its CEO announced. The company is facing continued slow sales even into the toy-heavy holiday season, he said.

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We asked ChatGPT to write a layoff memo and it turns out this is 'a difficult time'

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Insider asked ChatGPT, the viral AI chatbot sweeping the internet, to whip up a layoff memo for a pretend tech company, Gomezon.
Insider asked ChatGPT, the viral AI chatbot sweeping the internet, to whip up a layoff memo for a pretend tech company, Gomezon.

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A Compass real-estate agent hired — then quickly fired — a woman after she was accused of taking part in the Capitol riot and linked to COVID-19 denial and anti-LGBTQ rallies

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The Associated Press identified the woman on the left as Bryna Makowka. Here, she is part of a group protesting COVID-19-vaccine mandates in Los Angeles.

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The hits keep coming: WeWork, Vacasa, and Compass all started 2023 with layoffs as the US housing market solidifies its downward trend. Here are 58 companies that have shed jobs.

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