Nest Seekers expands to Mexico as demand from US skyrockets
The luxury brokerage has added offices in Cabo San Lucas, Riviera Maya and Mexico City. Managing Directors Chris Gill and Andy Kim are leading the charge
by Lillian Dickerson Mar 29
Fredrik Eklund's REAL Messenger to go public via Nova Vision SPAC
The transaction will have a pre-money enterprise value of approximately $150M at closing, according to an announcement Tuesday. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2023
by Lillian Dickerson Mar 28
The Agency launches 3 Canadian offices in March
The offices across Toronto West, Fort McMurray and Ontario's York region raise The Agency's number of Canadian offices to 16 and its total number of global locations to 79
by Lillian Dickerson Mar 28
Altman Brothers Team signs new contract with Douglas Elliman
The team closed the priciest sale in Orange County last year at $55M and was named the No. 1 large team in the 2023 Ellie Awards. Terms of the multi-year contract were not disclosed
by Lillian Dickerson Mar 24
At Bespoke Real Estate, racial slurs were part of the job, new suit claims
Jarret Willis, a Black agent who worked at the Hamptons-based luxury brokerage, was smeared by epithets, including 'Jafar' in reference to the 'Aladdin' Disney movie, a white colleague claims
by Lillian Dickerson Mar 23
Kamini Lane named president and CEO of Coldwell Banker Realty
Lane's appointment comes 3 months after M. Ryan Gorman's abrupt ouster as CEO. Liz Gehringer will also take an expanded role, the company exclusively told Inman
by Lillian Dickerson Mar 20
'All strapped in': Luxury clients face whiplash as banking fallout unfolds
The sudden change in the global banking landscape has left luxury real estate clients hanging out 'in the parking lot,' Kofi Nartey said, as they wait to see where the remaining chips will fall
by Lillian Dickerson Mar 17
Redfin Premier expands nationally to more than 100 new markets
Redfin Premier, which matches luxury homebuyers and sellers with a Redfin Premier agent and marketing tools specific to the luxury brand, is launching in every market the brokerage operates
by Lillian Dickerson Mar 16
The best of Engel & Völkers' EVX: 'Ninja drops' and 'witness' collection
Topics across Engel & Völkers' 2-day conference included international markets, increasing leads and listings, social media strategies, brand credibility and much more
by Lillian Dickerson Mar 15
EXCLUSIVE: Brown Harris Stevens partners with Cloze on CRM
The companies exceeded their adoption target as a result of an internal marketing campaign with agent-to-agent recommendations made by early adopters, BHS exclusively told Inman
by Lillian Dickerson Mar 15
58 cities that had million-dollar homes in 2022 don't anymore: Study
The number of US cities where the typical home value was $1M or more has dropped from a high of 522 in July 2022 to 464 as of January 2023. Coastal states have been most severely impacted
by Lillian Dickerson Mar 14
Anthony Hitt unveils brand refresh at Engel & Völkers' EVX conference
Engel & Völkers' luxury agents poured into Miami this week for the company's 10th annual conference, where Americas CEO Anthony Hitt revealed the brokerage's 'Refined' brand refresh
by Lillian Dickerson Mar 13
William Lauder buys Rush Limbaugh's Palm Beach estate
The $155M deal marks a new record price for the market of Palm Beach where the priciest deal previously went to hedge funder Ken Griffin's purchase of 4 parcels for $129.6M in 2013
by Lillian Dickerson Mar 13
The Nassimi Group hitches its wagon to Douglas Elliman
Formerly an independent brokerage, The Nassimi Group has shed its indie status to become a 10-person team under Douglas Elliman. In 2022, Richard Nassimi closed $80M in sales volume
by Lillian Dickerson Mar 10
Florida top producers Adam Levy and John D'Amico join Compass
Agents join Compass from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices in the Miami and 30A markets and boast at least 25 years of experience in the industry, Compass exclusively told Inman