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High-End Condos, Co-Ops Bright Spots For Manhattan In May

The Hamptons luxury market also performed well across both single-family homes and condos, according to Douglas Elliman’s new signed contracts report. At Inman Connect Las Vegas, July 30-Aug. 1 2024, the noise and misinformation will be banished, all your big questions will be answered, and new business opportunities will be revealed. Join us. The luxury sector of [...]read moreHigh-End Condos, Co-Ops Bright Spots For Manhattan In May

Bright MLS Will Allow Sellers To Offer Concessions Upon Listing

At Inman Connect Las Vegas, July 30-Aug. 1, 2024, the noise and misinformation will be banished, all your big questions will be answered, and new business opportunities will be revealed. Join us. The nation’s second-largest multiple listing service will soon add the ability for listing brokers to signal that sellers are willing offer buyer concessions when they [...]read moreBright MLS Will Allow Sellers To Offer Concessions Upon Listing

Once Bright Buyer Hopes Plummet As Agents Process NAR Changes

Agent optimism over future buyer pipelines fell from 44 percent before the deal to 27 percent afterward — one of the starkest monthly shifts in sentiment that Intel has recorded in the last year. This report is available exclusively to subscribers of Inman Intel, the data and research arm of Inman offering deep insights and market [...]read moreOnce Bright Buyer Hopes Plummet As Agents Process NAR Changes

Full Glass Wine raises $14M to continue acquiring DTC wine marketplaces, buys Bright Cellars

Full Glass Wine, a brand acquisition management startup that specializes in acquiring wine marketplaces, has raised $14 million in a Series A round to continue acquiring DTC (direct-to-consumer) wine marketplaces, aiming to lead the DTC wine market.  The outfit recently acquired Bright Cellars, a subscription-based wine service provider in Wisconsin, for an undisclosed price. The deal [...]read moreFull Glass Wine raises $14M to continue acquiring DTC wine marketplaces, buys Bright Cellars

Kontoor Brands Q4 sales hit by U.S. inventory management, China a bright spot

Kontoor Brands on Wednesday reported a 8 percent decline in fourth-quarter sales to $670 million, with sales hindered by retailer inventory management actions in the U.S., which offset gains in digital wholesale, China and direct-to-consumer. Wrangler The American firm said U.S. revenue was $538 million, down 11 percent compared to the prior year, hit by a 12 [...]read moreKontoor Brands Q4 sales hit by U.S. inventory management, China a bright spot

Meta drops lawsuit against web scraping firm Bright Data that sold millions of Instagram records

Meta has dropped its lawsuit against an  Israeli web scraping company Bright Data, after losing a key claim in its case a few weeks ago. The social networking giant has a history of waging war against companies that scrape data from its websites and apps, and Bright Data was among the latest to face a [...]read moreMeta drops lawsuit against web scraping firm Bright Data that sold millions of Instagram records

Video game startups might be a bright spot for VC in 2024

The global video game industry makes more money each year than movies and music combined. But that doesn’t mean the sector was immune to the macroeconomic impacts of the last few years. Gaming companies have held sizable layoffs, and venture funding to the category hit a five-year low in 2023. But VCs are optimistic that [...]read moreVideo game startups might be a bright spot for VC in 2024