Since 1998, the Inman Innovator Awards have honored companies, individuals and new technology that increases productivity, efficiency and transparency for consumers and real estate professionals alike.
Inman Innovators include entrepreneurs pushing the old ways aside, data scientists discovering new ways to examine behavior, marketers reimagining how to showcase properties, teams reinventing how to communicate with clients, companies building advanced technologies and brokerages and teams creating groundbreaking business models.
The winners will be honored this month at Inman Connect Las Vegas, along with the announcement of this year’s recipient of the Nate Ellis Award for giving back to the community.
2024 Inman Innovator Awards
Innovator of the Year (individual or individuals)
Winner: Sean Soderstrom, Courted
Austin Allison, Pacaso
Rich Barton, Zillow
Dan Cooper, Gitcha
Damian Eales, Realtor.com
Andy Florance, CoStar
Josh Jensen, Inspectify
Carrie Wheeler, Opendoor
Company of the Year
Winner: Inspectify
CoStar Group
Courted
CoreLogic
Gitcha
Lone Wolf
The Real Brokerage
RentSpree
Rocket Companies
Sidekick
Most Innovative Agent or Team
Winner: The Ashton Real Estate Group, RE/MAX Advantage
Alexander Zakharin, NestSeekers
Frances Katzen, Douglas Elliman
Dawn McKenna, Coldwell Banker
Holly Meyer Lucas, Compass
Jimmy Burgess, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
Coalition Properties Group, Keller Williams
Most Innovative Brokerage
Winner: LPT Realty
The Agency
@properties Christie’s International Real Estate
Compass
eXp Realty
Moreland Properties
The Real Brokerage
SERHANT.
Sotheby’s International Realty
Most Innovative Marketing or Branding Campaign
Winner Homes.com Super Bowl Advertising Blitz
The Agency, “The Next Generation of Real Estate”
@properties Christie’s International Real Estate, “Love Letters”
Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie Realtors, “Only a Realtor”
CoreLogic, “Cybersecurity Month”
Realtor.com, Buyer Representation Campaign
WFG National Title, “Let’s Do This”
Zillow, “Home Just Got Real”
Most Innovative Lead Servicing Solution
Winner: Fello
BoldTrail
Happy Grasshopper
PropStream
Percy.ai
Realeflow
Most Innovative Marketing Solution
Winner: Realtor.com, Listing Toolkit
Curaytor
iGUIDE
Lone Wolf
MoxiWorks, ActivePipe
ShowingTime+
Most Innovative Client Experience Solution
Winner: Solid Earth
CoreLogic
Corcoran Group
Movoto
Nest Realty
Rechat
Most Innovative Use of AI
Winner: Sidekick
Courted
eXp Realty
LocalizeOS
Mr. Cooper
The Real Brokerage
Restb.ai
Rocket Homes
SERHANT.
Zillow/ShowingTime
Most Innovative Industry Podcast
Winner: Jason Abrams, The Millionaire Real Estate Agent
Glennda Baker and Tyler Whitman, Glitter and Gay
BiggerPockets, On the Market
James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson, Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered
Christine George, Know Like Trust for Real Estate
Mike DelPrete, Context
Rob Hahn and Greg Robertson, Industry Relations
Katie Lance, The Katie Lance Podcast
Top MLS, Association, or Industry Organization
Winner: Miami Association of Realtors
UnlockMLS
Bright MLS
California Association of Realtors
Consumer Federation of America
California Regional MLS
Houston Association of Realtors
The MLS
Northwest MLS
What Moves Her, Anywhere
The Nate Ellis Award (for giving back to the community)
Maui Real Estate Agents
