Alain Pinel launches new concierge service and charity
APR Home Improvement Program goes up against industry rivals from Compass and Redfin, while APR Gives aims to centralize the San Francisco Bay-area brokerage's various philanthropic endeavors
Feb 8
RE/MAX announces three senior promotions
The new senior leaders will help support the company's future growth plans
Feb 7
PHH to pay $750k over military service member foreclosures
The settlement ends a federal lawsuit accusing the mortgage company of illegally foreclosing on 6 homes
Feb 7
KW team jumps to eXp, predicts a 'wave' will follow
The DeVoe group closed $125M in sales in 2018 and has 32 agents and 10 staffers
Feb 6
KW associates react to 'ghost agent' purge
Former agents recall the practice, while current franchise owners insist there has never been a directive in place to keep inactive agents on the roster
Feb 6
RE/MAX reorganizes its franchise empire
The Denver-headquartered company is moving from 10 regions to 4 and introducing new categories for brokerages: base, grow, thrive and summit
Feb 5
Keller Williams orders purge of thousands of ‘ghost agents’
Haunted by rosters of inactive, unlicensed and deceased agents, KW President Josh Team confirmed the company will purge up to 15,000 names nationwide
Feb 5
Lion & Orb and Luxury Presence launch marketing partnership
The firms are aiming to give clients a stronger digital footprint with customizable websites and marketing tools
Feb 4
Zillow is showing its own listings first for some users
The real estate giant is running tests on its website and app that display its Zillow Offers for-sale homes ahead of other competing listings
Feb 1
Student debt isn't the only thing holding buyers back
Financial journalist Felix Salmon reveals why homeownership is falling amongst all age groups
Feb 1
Quicken Loans siblings drop rocket from brand logos
Rocket Mortgage, Rocket Homes and Rocket Loans will no longer have a rocket in any of their logos
Feb 1
Virtual brokerages 'will pull us all down'
Long & Foster CEO Jeff Detwiler blames firms without brick-and-mortar offices for deteriorating agent professionalism
Jan 31
Compass CEO calls for national multiple listing service
Robert Reffkin spoke with Realogy CEO Ryan Schneider, who took aim at Zillow, at Inman Connect New York 2019
Jan 31
10 tips to help your biz in 2019
Wendy Forsythe of HomeSmart and Katie Ragusa of TRIBUS cover the trending tech topics for 2019 at ICNY
Jan 31
RE/MAX team leader: Big signing bonuses aren't sustainable
Treasure Davis said those big bonuses that are being used to lure agents end up costing them in terms of support later
Jan 30
Building a real estate team? Avoid these super common pitfalls
Team leaders share mistakes they made when they built their first real estate team at Inman Connect in New York
Jan 30
Nextdoor CEO reveals how to use the platform for leads
Sarah Friar took the stage at Inman Connect New York 2019 to talk about restoring trust in social media and how agents should be neighborhood experts
Jan 30
'Most buyers see a recession coming': Joyce Rey
How should agents handle the current market shifting? Industry leaders weigh in
Jan 30
Here's how Compass, Realogy and NextHome test new technology
Industry leaders debated the future of technology development in the real estate industry at Inman Connect
Jan 30
This team of engineers beat the Zillow Zestimate by 13%
Zillow is awarding the winning team of their nearly 2-year contest $1M for building a better Zestimate
Jan 30