Chris Patalano has joined the realtor.com team as our new Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Patalano will define and lead the implementation of our long-term strategic technology roadmap and work closely with product and marketing leaders to optimize the company's technology infrastructure. Welcome Home Chris Patalano!
Ben Rubenstein, our realtor.com Chief Revenue Officer, has been named Austinite of the Year. Ben receives this honor in recognition of his strong impact on the Austin community and workforce, his commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive company, and the considerable amount of time he has spent serving local non-profits. Congratulations and thank you Ben for your leadership at work and in our community.
"When people become homeowners, they invest more fully in a community, and the quality of their lives in that home is affected by a lot of factors outside of those four walls." -- David Doctorow, CEO Realtor.com
Great fun this week when RESO CEO @Sam DeBord stopped by -- virtually, of course -- for a livestream with our employees. Our collaborative work with industry partners to create efficiency and drive innovation in real estate tech makes us especially proud because of its positive impact on consumers.
With 80% of info on a home's listing page being visual, our technology team set out to optimize the experience. Jason and Ejay gave an amazing RealTechTalk this week discussing the challenges the team faced, solved for, and cost savings of using AWS Lambda combined with Cloudfront for dynamic image processing.
Huge congratulations to Rachel Morley, our Chief Product Officer, on being named a HousingWire 2020 Woman of Influence!
Our CEO, David Doctorow penned this article for Forbes addressing racial equity and real estate . According to David, "From where I sit, at the intersection of the real estate and technology industries, there are several steps we can all take to address racism and racial disparity in home search and homeownership". Read more.
At realtor.com, we stand for the right of every person to be who they are, to be understood, accepted, and supported, in all their uniqueness and significance. But it is not enough just to say we believe these things - we must add impact to our words. We must do what is right and take action to turn the tide of hatred to empathy, humanity, and advocacy.
Our crew at realtor.com took on the #PassItForwardChallenge and we challenge all of you to do the same! Whether it be in support of your employees, customers, partners, or community, lend a hand. Join us and let’s help one another. #RDCLife
They say that home is where your heart is and right now that couldn't be more true. Our people are our priority and we hope that all will stay and be well. We will come through this together! #RDCFamily #Culture
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