Property investing is so hard, even Spencer Rascoff steers clear of it
The co-founder of Zillow and Pacaso just isn’t that into traditional real estate — at least as an income-generating investment, he told Arrived CEO Ryan Frazier in a recent interview
by Daniel Houston Jun 30
New listings plummet 27%, marking biggest annual fall since pandemic
The number of new listings coming onto the market has plunged since June 2022, according to data released Thursday by Redfin. Transaction levels remain low even as home prices creep higher
by Daniel Houston Jun 29
'Voluntary moves are gone': Why today's buyer looks so different
More buyers today are moving because they have to. Here's what they look like — and how agents are courting their business in a down market
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 28
DelPrete: Legacy brokerages can no longer dismiss lower-fee models
For too long, Mike DelPrete argues, legacy brokerages shrugged off their low-fee competitors. Some of those barbs haven't aged well
by Daniel Houston Jun 28
Scenic View Of Mountain Range Against Blue Sky
New Mexico MLS — a statewide MLS with 1,150 agent, broker and appraiser subscribers — will likely launch Aligned Showings in either Q4 2023 or Q1 2024, according to MLS Aligned
by Andrea V. Brambila Jun 27
New home sales jumped 20% in May, a 12.2% jump from April
Sales of newly built single-family homes were at a seasonally adjusted rate of 763,000 during May 2023 — 20% higher than the levels seen in May 2022, according to data from the US Census Bureau
by Ben Verde Jun 27
The Agency brings 1st office in North Carolina to Charlotte
Industry veteran Erika Mendoza will serve as managing partner and broker in charge, and Abigail Hines Miller will also serve as managing partner, according to the company
by Ben Verde Jun 27
CoStar execs talk top new features coming to Apartments.com
‘We can make the leasing agent’s job easier,’ Apartments.com executive says as the company pushes the rental industry to modernize the lease-up experience
by Taylor Anderson Jun 27
Compass nabs top-performing Coldwell Banker agent
Tacoma's Margo Hass Klein joined Compass this week, according to the company. She's the latest in a string of Coldwell Banker agents who decamped for Compass this year
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 23
Matterport's Genesis doubles-down on digital twin management
Matterport sets another benchmark for digitally immersive real estate marketing with creation of Genesis, which upon release, will allow users to quickly insert, move, edit and redesign interiors within created spaces
by Craig C. Rowe Jun 21
Windermere buys former rival as agents 'boomerang' from eXp
The regional brokerage has purchased HK Lane, a 75-agent firm in the Coachella Valley, and welcomed back about 50 agents that were part of a team that left for rival eXp Realty in April
by Andrea V. Brambila Jun 21
Builders are back on track. Here's what that means for real estate
It wasn't easy, but builders survived the market downturn without mass layoffs. And they've clawed their way back near normal sales levels
by Daniel Houston Jun 21
Workman CEO: Team members are 80% more likely to stay in business
In a market like this, a culture of productivity helps keep agents in the industry, Workman Success Systems CEO Verl Workman told Inman Intel
by Taylor Anderson Jun 21
DelPrete: Are agents at low-fee brokerages any less productive?
The dual hypotheses that low-fee brokerages aren’t sustainable, and that their agents are less productive, are false, Mike DelPrete writes
by Mike DelPrete Jun 21
Now LiveEasy, moving concierge is all-in on life after closing
Moving technology and concierge company MoveEasy has rebranded as LiveEasy to accommodate new tools, better connectivity and its introduction to the rental market
by Craig C. Rowe Jun 20
Miami Realtors sweetens tech recipe with Chocolatechips.ai
Agents who use the new system can rapidly generate social media content, marketing visuals, property descriptions and other assets to boost market attention
by Craig C. Rowe Jun 20