Treat yo'self: 3 impactful ways to take care of your real estate team in 2022
Opinion
Here's how to show each individual on your team that they matter to you by giving them what they need most: time, growth and accountability
by Adam Hergenrother Dec 16
How agents can utilize Zillow's Down Payment Resource deal
Zillow’s move into the down payment assistance space will be a boon to buyers struggling to save for a house. The benefits assistance can bring to homeowners are huge. The question is whether you will you seize this opportunity to grow your business
by Bernice Ross Dec 16
Redfin in 2022: Does slow and steady ultimately win the race?
Redfin is an iBuyer, a brokerage and a portal. But the company is also known for taking a more conservative approach to growth than some rivals
by Jim Dalrymple II Dec 16
Compass will give agents $10K for training and coaching
The 10x10 Business Growth Challenge will pay individual agents and team leaders to participate in various training programs over the course of 10 weeks
by Jim Dalrymple II Dec 15
Redfin is right: Why crime data doesn’t equate to ‘safety’
Opinion
Redfin proclaiming that no real estate site should show neighborhood crime data is a pretty bold call to action. Here's why I agree with it — and why you should give strong consideration to not displaying those statistics on your websites
by Jay Thompson Dec 15
Keller Williams expands global footprint to São Paulo, Brazil
Keller Williams Worldwide is now in Brazil, with the impending launch of its new master franchise in São Paulo. The franchisor now has 285 market centers in 50 countries
by Marian McPherson Dec 15
2022 game plan: 20+ buyer and seller facts to inform your business
What's critical to buyers and sellers now, and what's changed over the past year? If you're in the throes of strategizing for next year, here are a few key demographics, trends and takeaways — plucked from NAR's 2021 buyer and seller research — broken down for brokers, teams and agents
by Christy Murdock Dec 15
Choosing a Google-centric smart home: Pros and cons
Smart home expert Colton Pratt breaks down Google-anchored hubs. Here's how Google fares when pitted against Amazon, in case one of your tech-savvy clients asks your opinion
by Brandon Doyle Dec 15
Readers share their biggest 2021 fails
What did you mess up last year? What lessons did you learn? This week, readers divulge their biggest failures and mishaps of 2021 and introspect about where things went wrong
by Inman Dec 15
Brad Inman’s real estate predictions for 2022: Here's to a sober year
Opinion
Keller Williams, Douglas Elliman, the DOJ and the NAR. Brad Inman's crystal ball is 'a little foggy — but a big trend is coming into focus for me' in 2022, Inman's founder writes
by Brad Inman Dec 15
'Burn the deadwood' and other lessons to take into 2022
Want to see growth in the new year? From welcoming alternate perspectives to setting and raising your baseline, here are four nuggets of wisdom to embrace in 2022 taken from history, nature and sports
by Robert Lucido Dec 15
Place to triple its workforce to bring its platform to more agent teams
At Connect Now, team leaders Chris Suarez and Ben Kinney share how they built a $1B proptech unicorn
by Matt Carter Dec 14
Realogy in 2022: Power buying, a luxury 'turbocharge' and more
Realogy CEO Ryan Schneider outlines why he's bullish on the luxury market, where his company aims to invest and how his team is ready to take on whatever 2022 brings
by Marian McPherson Dec 14
Redfin calls on real estate websites to drop crime data
The company cited the real estate industry's history of redlining, as well as the potential to reinforce racial bias, as reasons to abandon crime data on search portals and other websites
by Jim Dalrymple II Dec 13
Real estate agents band together for recovery in tornado-stricken states
Tornadoes ripped through six states between Friday and Saturday morning, wreaking havoc and destruction. Realtors told Inman that they were helping each other amidst the devastation
by Lillian Dickerson Dec 13
Real estate in 2021 was weird, wild and always unpredictable
The year saw explosive rivalries, wild stock market performances and plenty of rage
by Jim Dalrymple II Dec 13