Reali expands into San Diego, buys local brokerage TXR Homes
Reali picked up San Diego's TXR Homes just months after it announced a new funding round that netted the company $250M, it was announced Wednesday.
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 12
Redfin ramping up mortgage business with $135M acquisition
Bay Equity Home Loans closed nearly 10 times as many loans as Redfin Mortgage in 2021
by Daniel Houston Jan 12
Frank Martell steps down as CoreLogic CEO
Martell, whose exit comes 6 months after CoreLogic's acquisition, will stay on as a nonexecutive chairman of the board while COO Pat Dodd fills the role until a permanent replacement is found
by Marian McPherson Jan 12
Top Northern California team leaves Compass for Coldwell Banker
The Khrista Jarvis Team — No. 1 medium-sized team in Northern California and No. 1 all-women real estate team — has left Compass to join Coldwell Banker. The 5-person team nearly doubled its business in 2021, netting $600M in sales volume
by Lillian Dickerson Jan 12
The Chernov Team leaves Keller Williams for The Agency
The 7-agent team will depart Keller Williams and join The Agency's Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, location, the brokerage told Inman exclusively on Tuesday
by Ben Verde Jan 11
Notarize hires 2 new C-suite executives as business booms
Derek Knudsen will serve as Notarize's chief technology officer, while David Razon heads up HR as the company's chief people officer
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 11
Concierge Auctions delays bids on Bel Air mega-mansion 'The One'
Delay on opening bids until Feb. 28 comes as developer Nile Niami makes a last-minute pitch to turn the 105,000-square-foot pad into a digital currency asset
by Taylor Anderson Jan 11
Renting vs. owning: Which is cheaper in 2022?
Opinion
This week, Bryon Lazine and Nicole White discuss renting versus owning in 2022, FSBO homes hitting a 40-year low and 10 out-of-the-box marketing ideas to try this year
by Byron Lazine Jan 11
Gary Keller named the most powerful person in real estate
Other industry leaders who landed top spots on the prestigious Swanepoel Power 200 ranking include eXp's Glenn Sanford, Realogy's Ryan Schneider and Compass' Robert Reffkin
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 11
Real estate trainer The CE Shop acquires 3 training companies
The online training center has acquired Mbition Real Estate, American Home Inspectors Training and Stringham Schools, it was announced on Monday
by Ben Verde Jan 10
HomeSmart files IPO paperwork
The tech-enhanced brokerage is the first major real estate firm to move toward a stock market debut in 2022. That move, however, comes after a tumultuous year for publicly traded real estate firms
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 7
Zillow taps former Nike, Airbnb exec as chief design officer
Jenny Arden also previously worked at Google and Lyft, and will now help Zillow build out its end-to-end user experience
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 7
Inman Top 5: The biggest stories of the first week of January 2022
Catch up quickly on the most significant stories of the week, as determined by Inman readers. Here's this week's Inman Top 5
by Inman Jan 7
Agents say they're optimistic about 2022 — but COVID questions linger
Published earlier this week, Inman's latest Agent Appreciation survey also revealed that most real estate agents see inventory shortages as one of 2022's biggest challenges
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 7
Offerpad expands partnership with homebuilder Taylor Morrison
The relationship between Arizona-based Offerpad and Taylor Morrison Home Corp. will help homeowners secure a new home before moving, executives told Inman Thursday
by Taylor Anderson Jan 6
Realogy nearly doubles the size of its latest capital campaign to $1B
Preliminary figures show Realogy’s closed transactions were up 29% year over year in 2021 in an unaudited report filed Wednesday with the SEC
by Taylor Anderson Jan 6