The founding real estate agents of Christie's International Real Estate San Francisco | Marin | Wine Country hail from The Payton + Binnings Team and boast $200M in transactions annually
Grimm, who most recently served as a sales manager at Compass, will lead The Agency's expansion throughout Silicon Valley with offices located in Los Altos, Palo Alto and Woodside
Rainy Hake Austin is set to join The Agency as president. Co-founder and current president Billy Rose will move to a vice-chairman role on the company's board of directors
The Gunderman Group includes 18 people and will now be part of KW Oakland, a Keller Williams franchise
Steve Baird, the outspoken chief executive of the 160-year-old Chicago-based brokerage, speaks exclusively to Inman about staying relevant in the face of competitive forces
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Of the two, the winner will be the company that best manages the consumer experience — and Zillow has a head start
Multiple sources told Inman that Compass will acquire Alain Pinel Realtors, bolstering its rapid growth in the San Francisco Bay Area
The blockbuster deal, said to be worth as much as $50M, has prompted users to wonder if they should find a new CRM while raising questions about data sharing
The brokerage snagged Erin Krueger's team and its $120M in transactions from Synergy Realty Network — could more local agents follow suit?
Switzerland-based portal distribution hub will start accepting US listings from firms in California
Debra Sanders on the time a client asked her honest opinion and she gave it, and where she thinks the next big high-end market will land.
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Insights from Alain Pinel's Michi Olson
New features include searches by keyword and lifestyle attributes, rent vs. buy calculator
Premium placement part of 'strategic partnership'
Industry veteran and entrepreneur will handle company's luxury brand