The week's top real estate industry stories, plus previews of Inman Connect New York
In a company-wide email obtained by Inman, Robert Reffkin also claims Compass is 3rd largest US brokerage and ahead of schedule on its goal of 20% market share in top 20 markets
The new venture 'Go iBuyer' is focused on buying up properties, raising the rents and then reselling them
'In most cases real estate is something you can purchase now and in a few years make a lot of money on'
Vector Group now owns 100% of the brokerage, until now one of the few female-owned US real estate companies
Realtors are using Amazon Alexa devices to broadcast podcast-like audio content, and many believe the short sound clips are the beginning of a huge trend
All the conferences and gatherings you should have on your radar
Charlie Young tells Inman about the tech trends he thinks will reshape real estate in the coming year and beyond
NAR estimates 40,000 home sales per month are in trouble as FEMA freezes NFIP during the government shutdown
The week's top real estate industry stories, plus Inman's top stories from 2018
Pending Home Sales Index drops for 11th straight month, but National Association of Realtors' chief economist insists favorable mortgage rates will boost sales activity
Realtors and loan originators offer advice on navigating the shutdown
Mortgage rates continued their 2-month slide, with a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage ending the year at 4.55%
Agents will now be awarded a set dollar amount of shares when they hit certain goals, and the company will repurchase shares from those who want to cash out
Discount and tech-first real estate brokerages grew while legacy brands tried to keep up with the disruption