Opinion
Future of industry may depend on giving younger agents the ability to build their own companies
Most are 'somewhat satisfied' with leads, but many wish agents would do better follow-up
40 percent of all Realtors are older than 60
An estimated 360,000 Realtors had no health insurance in 2012
Opinion
Without focus and commitment, jumping on latest marketing trend is a lesson in futility
Announcement comes on heels of defections by ABoR, North Alabama MLS
Pace of sales hits 5.36M a year during third quarter, best since 2007
30,000 sites display company's neighborhood ratings
Startup is one of 13 in inaugural 'Inman Incubator' class
Real estate portal reports record Q3 revenue, subscriber count and Web traffic
Widgets available for Gmail, Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Outlook 2013 and HootSuite
Aspen-Glenwood Springs MLS hasn't decided whether to drop ListHub as syndication partner
The average consumer has more real estate information available to them today than most agents had just 10 years ago. They get listings from sites such as Trulia or Zillow, online tax records in many states, and even "sold" statistics. Moreover, between bloggers and professional writers, many communities are so well-documented that buyers can feel at home, even from thousands of miles away.
