by REM Editorial Team | Nov 1, 2024 | News
ComFree, once the largest for-sale-by-owner company in the world, has returned to the Canadian real estate landscape. The company says it offers a flat seller fee of $997, which includes services such as MLS listings, virtual tours, advertising and legal documents....
by Mario Toneguzzi | Jan 11, 2022 | Featured, News
Purplebricks has been rebranded as FairSquare. The brand, which has its roots as a for-sale-by-owner company, has evolved into a full-service brokerage that charges a fixed fee to clients, says Pascal Laflamme, president of FairSquare Group Realty. The company’s...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 15, 2020 | Featured, News
Desjardins Group has reached an agreement with Purplebricks Group plc in the U.K. to acquire its Canadian holding company and its two brands—Purplebricks Canada and DuProprio. Combined, the acquired companies have more than 500 employees in Canada, with over 300...
by Mario Toneguzzi | Jun 24, 2019 | Featured, News
Purplebricks, a real estate brokerage providing fixed-fee real estate services, is poised to expand its presence in the Canadian market despite some challenges it has faced with the concept in Australia and the United States. Lukas Lhotsky, COO and general manager for...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 9, 2018 | Featured, News
Purplebricks, an online estate agent based in London, England, has acquired the DuProprio/ComFree Network from Yellow Pages Digital & Media Solutions Limited. The deal is for $51 million, the companies say. It expanded to North America in September 2017 in Los...
