This week on the Download: A rash of incidents has put agent behavior under the spotlight. Is the industry facing a professionalism crisis — or just a few bad apples and a perception problem?
Effective storytelling is the key to appealing to the world's most discerning buyers with your luxury real estate marketing, Mike Collins writes
The Oppenheim Group owner shared thoughts on the state of the market, the Compass-Anywhere merger, and the upcoming seasons of 'Selling Sunset' and 'Selling the OC'
LPT International CEO Michael Valdes shares his journey from investment banker to CEO back to Wall Street with an upcoming IPO. Plus, find out about his newest venture, Aperture
The expanded division is now available to Douglas Elliman clients nationally and includes 25 specialized agents, Inman has learned exclusively
Stuart Siegel said he wants his company to be known for quality, and wondered how companies like Compass and Anywhere might be able to unify their cultures
First Coast, founded by Corey Hasting in 2018, brings around 130 agents from Engel & Völkers to the luxury brand operating across the Jacksonville, Florida, metro area
The designer showed us that greatness isn’t loud, rushed or accidental, Darryl Davis writes. It’s carefully crafted, relentlessly consistent and fueled by deep love of the work
The couple, members of the Hilton family hotel empire, are breaking off on their own at Compass, where they will grow a team between LA and Palm Beach, with plans for further expansion
The brokerage told Inman that the goal in creating the platform is to provide homesellers with marketing options, market testing capability, privacy and discretion
Opinion
The Los Angeles housing market has an albatross around its neck called the United to House LA (ULA) or 'mansion' tax. Danny Brown explains why it's a failed experiment
Some agents were shocked, but those working inside Compass generally agreed that the deal gives the combined firms increased bargaining power
The NYC-headquartered firm has long thought of itself as a steady tortoise, CEO Bess Freedman told Inman, and during uncertain markets, that's something that attracts real estate agents
Luxury is changing, so luxury agents need to change as well. The Agency's Rainy Hake Austin shares tips to help you home in on what luxury clients are looking for now
With the addition of affiliate Corcoran Fischer Properties, the firm now has a presence in Frankfurt, Germany, where the European Central Bank and Deutsche Bank are both located
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