Notarize partners with Stewart Title
The new partnership will give thousands of title agents and escrow officers access to Notarize's online and hybrid closings
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 15
Flood risk data to be made publicly available to shed light on housing impacts
First Street Foundation, a non-profit climate research organization, will share flood risk data with both academic researchers and the general public
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 14
There are 218 million-dollar cities, but for how long?
Only 3 new cities were added to Zillow’s million-dollar cities list this year, signaling a market slowdown
by Marian McPherson Jan 14
Vacasa appoints new technology chief
The vacation rental giant has promoted Jeff Flitton to CTO, saying he will now work on machine learning projects among other things
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 14
Rich Barton tops Swanepoel Power 200 list
The Zillow co-founder beat out executives at the nation's biggest brokerages and holding companies, including HomeServices of America, whose chairman held the top spot in 2019
by Patrick Kearns Jan 14
Luxury agent Aaron Kirman on his new reality show, real estate in 2020
Kirman, a Compass executive who deals in high-end Los Angeles properties, will star with his team in CNBC's new program "Listing Impossible"
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 13
Premier Sotheby’s International Realty continues executive overhaul
Nancy Nagy will take Budge Huskey’s place as Premier Sotheby’s International Realty’s president, 12 days after Huskey’s promotion to CEO
by Marian McPherson Jan 13
Jim Harrison out at MLSListings, now consulting for Compass
Harrison was first put on leave last fall. His official departure from the Northern California MLS took place in December
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 10
The Real Word: Real estate as the best investment of the decade
Byron and Nicole discuss a survey about real estate as the investment of the decade and wonder whether the guns are real and loaded in Dr. Phil's house
by Byron Lazine Jan 10
Inman News quiz: Think you're on top of the week's biggest stories?
The real estate industry threw some curveballs. Take Inman's real estate news quiz to demonstrate how strong your talking points and cocktail banter are this week.
by Inman Jan 10
The work-life conundrum
A new survey from Inman showed that agents are relatively content with their work, though they are also putting in very long hours and devoting their weekends to their jobs
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 10
Realogy to shutter Climb, integrate it into Coldwell Banker
Coldwell Banker CEO Ryan Gorman said the move will allow members of both Coldwell Banker and Climb to take advantage of the former company's scale
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 9
NAR president applauds Trump's planned environmental rule change
Vince Malta applauded the White House's proposal to 'modernize' a rule that governs an array of infrastructure projects, though the move also drew condemnation from the left
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 9
NAR debuts fair housing plan, meets with HUD
The National Association of Realtors' new action plan will focus on accountability and training for agents and comes amid an industrywide discussion about discrimination
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 8
EBay executive hired as CEO of realtor.com operator Move
David Doctorow previously served in executive roles at eBay and Expedia. He'll report to Tracey Fellows, who had been in the role in an interim capacity
by Patrick Kearns Jan 8
HUD unveils fair housing proposal, draws condemnation from housing advocates
A proposed rule change is meant to give local officials more flexibility, but critics condemned the proposal as an attempt to "gut" fair housing efforts
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 7