Realogy Corp.'s parent company, Domus Holdings, which operates Century 21 and Coldwell Banker, filed to raise as much as $1 billion in an initial public offering...

Realogy Corp., a provider of real estate and relocation services, narrowed its net loss to $192 million in the first quarter as the housing market showed...

Realogy Corporation, a global provider of real estate and relocation services, reported a net revenue of $1bn for Q209. Its Realogy Franchise Group (RFG) includes the Century 21 and Coldwell Banker brands. It touts its NRT organization is the largest owner/operator of residential real estate brokerages in the US.

No, not that sell-side. Think real estate. Think realtors, home builders, the people who have to make a sale to justify their very existence -- the same groups now pushing Congress and Treasury to consider installing teaser mortgage rates in an effort to entice borrowers back into housing. Via the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, we're not making this up:

Officials at the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development said Friday that they had agreed to a $35 million settlement to a federal lawsuit centering on alleged kickbacks paid to real estate brokerages by hazard reporting company Property I.D. Corporation. The settlement terms must still be approved by a judge.

(October 18, 2007) -- Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC announced the launch of its Home Tracker service, a consumer-facing AVM that combines current real estate sales data with actual or planned physical improvements to produce a dynamically updated estimate of a home's market value.