NAR President Kevin Sears at Inman Connect Las Vegas
Opinion
According to NAR President Kevin Sears, Realtors have a profound obligation and responsibility to put client interests ahead of our own
by Kevin Sears Sep 30
A picture of a woman and a checklist over a cloudy sky with the list being checked off to represent the woman's 8-step buyer plan: buyer intake plan, commission conversation, buyer home financing process, Education Day, guiding first-time buyers during home inspection, escrow process
When you have a buyer-focused transaction management system, you don’t skip the steps that matter most, Cassie Walker Johnson writes as she wraps up her 8-step plan
A picture of a woman and a checklist over a cloudy sky with the list being checked off to represent the woman's 8-step buyer plan: buyer intake plan, commission conversation, buyer home financing process, Education Day, guiding first-time buyers during home inspection, escrow process
Just like in school, group projects can be stressful. In Part 7 of her 8-part series, Cassie Walker Johnson helps you pull the moving parts of the escrow process together
James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson, hosts of the Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered podcast.
Opinion
Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered hosts James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson break down the Compass-Anywhere deal that is set to create a company worth an estimated $10B
A picture of a woman and a checklist over a cloudy sky with the list being checked off to represent the woman's 8-step buyer plan: buyer intake plan, commission conversation, buyer home financing process, Education Day, guiding first-time buyers during home inspection, escrow process
In Part 4 of her 8-part series, Cassie Walker Johnson shares a plan for 'Education Day,' when buyers finally get to look at homes and figure out what features matter most
A picture of a woman and a checklist over a cloudy sky with the list being checked off to represent the woman's 8-step buyer plan: buyer intake plan, commission conversation, buyer home financing process, Education Day, guiding first-time buyers during home inspection, escrow process
Take your next commission conversation from awkward to effortless with this step-by-step guide from Cassie Walker Johnson's 8-step buyer plan
A picture of a woman and a checklist over a cloudy sky with the list being checked off to represent the woman's 8-step buyer plan: buyer intake plan, commission conversation, buyer home financing process, Education Day, guiding first-time buyers during home inspection, escrow process
Windermere agent Cassie Walker Johnson provides an 8-step plan that will streamline the way you work with hopeful homebuyers
person filing paperwork to represent real estate title issues
Luke Babich outlines ways to develop and maintain a strong title company relationship to prevent any snags in your next real estate transaction
by Luke Babich Aug 28
An silhouette of a man and a woman arguing in front of a kitchen table to represent formulating counteroffers to a lowball offer and negotiating concessions.
Now that buyers have leverage, Troy Palmquist writes, counteroffers matter more. Here’s how to protect seller value and keep deals alive
by Troy Palmquist Aug 27
real estate kickback rules
RESPA is real estate's biggest party foul. Compliance expert Summer Goralik explains the rules
by Summer Goralik Aug 14
RealPage acquires Rexera to serve condo lenders and title agents
A 2024 Inman AI Award winner, Rexera's AI agents automate workflows on condo sales by obtaining HOA documents and public records, extracting data and flagging potential issues
by Matt Carter Jul 29
Rocket Companies CEO Varun Krishna and Mr. Cooper Chair and CEO Jay Bray.
Both companies have invested heavily in AI. But while Rocket consistently earns high marks for loan servicing, Mr. Cooper's J.D. Power rankings have been subpar for more than a decade
by Matt Carter Jul 28
Luxury brokerage Douglas Elliman is now in the mortgage business
Mortgage broker Elliman Capital, a 'strategic alliance' with Associated Mortgage Bankers Inc., will offer traditional and specialty loan products 'from multiple national and regional lenders'
by Matt Carter Jul 22
Douglas Elliman dragged to court amid wrongful termination claim
A former employee of Portfolio Escrow — a firm Douglas Elliman acquired in 2020 — says she was fired after raising concerns. But the company accused the former employee of embezzlement
by Lillian Dickerson Jul 21
Escrow under fire: When the playbook ignores the rulebook
Summer Goralik examines practices drawing fresh regulatory scrutiny, putting questionable, and potentially unlawful, incentives between brokers and escrow back in the spotlight
by Summer Goralik Jun 24