Andrea V. Brambila

Deputy Editor

Andrea V. Brambila has been covering the real estate industry at Inman News since 2009. During that time, she has earned numerous awards from the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE), including a Gold Award for Best Investigative Report and the Ruth Ryon Award for Best Entry By A Young Journalist. She specializes in covering real estate associations, multiple listing services and a variety of legal issues affecting the industry. She came to Inman after earning a master's degree from the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism in 2009 and holds a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Reed College.

Realtor.com hit with class-action lawsuit over allegedly non-viable leads

The suit was filed by two agents and seeks to represent 'thousands' of others who may have been affected

Apr 27

Sandicor internal feud settled, creating new San Diego MLS

Parties say agents and brokers will continue to have access to countywide listing data

Apr 26

Realtors in Florida and Canada join forces to swap agent referrals

Real estate trade groups come together to share information about international transactions and clients

Apr 23

The bold plan to rebuild the tech behind property listings across the US

Eight multiple listings services covering about 325,000 agents and brokers nationwide have unveiled a new strategy to update their infrastructure

Apr 20

6 ways agents can thrive in an AI-driven world

Artificial intelligence will create winners and losers in real estate. Which will you be?

Apr 19

RPR CEO Dale Ross steps down, COO Jeff Young will take over

Young set to lead controversial NAR subsidiary with a focus on 'cost efficiencies' and member services

Apr 13

@properties accuses fellow Chicago indie brokerage Baird & Warner of false advertising

Rivals in the Windy City spat over sales figures claims

Apr 10

Arizona Regional MLS and Wisconsin's Metro MLS team up from across the country

Through joint venture, MLSs aim to provide cost-effective benefits and services to all broker and agent members

Apr 9

DOJ and FTC to hold real estate competition workshop June 5 in D.C.

Federal regulators will live stream event, public is invited to weigh in on antitrust with comments now

Apr 6

Here's why NAR wants to raise Realtor dues by $30 next year

Dues would also rise every year under new proposal to fund political spending, zipLogix software and more

Apr 4

Watch NAR and experts discuss real estate antitrust on live stream

Think tank ITIF’s public forum will explore ways to make the industry more competitive

Apr 3

UrbanDigs strikes new deal to make its NYC listings easier to see

Data and analytics firm strikes syndication deal with the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), but has no plans to take on StreetEasy

Mar 27

Ohio’s largest MLS is born as two smaller ones combine

'Yes-MLS' will have more than 12,000 members and serve 36 counties in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania

Mar 26

Zillow quietly charging big builders for listing exposure

Real estate giant taps into new revenue stream, prompts agent concerns about what comes next

Mar 20

California Regional MLS gets 'aggressive' about expansion

Nation's largest multiple listing service takes on new territories, says a single source of property data in the Golden State is for the industry's own good

Mar 15

Where NAR spends its multimillions in lobbying

We took a close look at political candidates and causes that get the most money from the real estate trade group and found some surprises

Mar 13

NAR says it's in 'active discussions' with tech giants

Trade group teases talks with three of the four 'FANG' companies — Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google — but remains tight-lipped on details

Mar 8

Will NAR crackdown force MLSs to play by the rules?

Trade group put some 90 MLSs on notice to comply with required data standards

Feb 27

Keller Williams sheds 'traditional broker' shell for new data-driven model

CEO says focus on agent count, sales volume and units is 'not the game that we’re playing anymore'