The Agency says 'hola' to Mallorca
The franchise marks The Agency's 50th overall and follows the brokerage's previous European launches in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Lisbon, Portugal
by Lillian Dickerson Feb 22
The Agency headed to Decentraland with launch of first metaverse office
The Agency Turks and Caicos' new office will be headquartered in Decentraland and developed in partnership with investment company MREIT. It marks the first metaverse office for The Agency
Mark Cuban thinks metaverse real estate is ‘the dumbest’ thing ever
The billionaire investor and NBA franchise owner thinks buying virtual plots of land in a crypto-fueled metaverse is dumb. Like 'super, meta, immaculately dumb'
by Daniel Houston Aug 11
How the earliest metaverse agents are weathering the crypto crash
Buying and selling land in the metaverse doesn't require a middle-man. But an early group of agents has jumped into the volatile market. Where are they now?
by Daniel Houston Jun 28
Metaverse developer Republic Realm rebrands, raises $60M
Under its new name Everyrealm, the company has raised funding from venture capital firms and celebrities, including Nas and Paris Hilton
by Daniel Houston Feb 11
Metaverse investors to real estate agents: Butt out
Janine Yorio, CEO of Republic Realm, said the role of a third-party broker in digital worlds may look unlike its counterpart in reality. 'In the crypto world, the middleman is the villain,' she said
by Daniel Houston Feb 7
Inside the metaverse: How agents can benefit from virtual real estate
More top luxury brokers are venturing into the metaverse; Inman explores what agents need to know about this nascent category of real estate
by Daniel Houston Jan 31
From NFTs to IPOs: The top real estate investment stories of 2021
Proptech's banner year, a couple long-awaited IPOs, surging rent growth and more — here's all the hot Property Portfolio news that hit the presses in 2021
by Lillian Dickerson Dec 14
Digital yachts and $2.4M virtual plots: Power brokers to sell the metaverse
Oren and Tal Alexander, two of Douglas Elliman's top luxury agents, are extending their reach into the metaverse of virtual real estate
by Daniel Houston Dec 2
Plot of land trades hands for record-breaking $2.4M. Oh, and it's virtual
The 6,000-square-foot tract of digital real estate will someday be home to a fashion outpost and event venue — in virtual reality, at least
by Daniel Houston Nov 24
Cryptocurrency, blockchain, housing and data
Republic Realm bought 259 units of land in Decentraland, a crypto-based virtual world
by Libertina Brandt Jun 22