Lifestyle is key to finding your niche
Aaron Seawood, Mark Choey and Dee Dee Guggenheim Howes discuss the importance of specialization to grow their businesses
by Andrea V. Brambila Apr 19
5 ways to make your brokerage stand out in a crowded marketplace
Attracting buyers, sellers and new agents is about more than service. It's about capturing mindshare to stay front and center in the local market
by Mark Choey Feb 3
3 tips to become a local real estate market expert
Become the unofficial mayor of your neighborhood and assert your market dominance with in-depth local knowledge and all-in commitment
by Mark Choey Sep 2
How to leverage technology and win bidding wars
At Connect Now on Tuesday, Mark Choey, founder and CEO of HighNote, spoke to two California-based agents about how technology is helping them close deals
by Libertina Brandt Jul 20
How indies can thrive in today's market
Opinion
There are challenges, but the rewards of charting your own course are even greater
by Mark Choey AND Chris Lim Mar 16
How to grow your inner entrepreneur in 2021
If you want to up your business' success and make a splash next year, you have to tap into your inner entrepreneur. Here are a few ways to get into the right mindset
by Mark Choey Dec 21
Meet the New Guard: Choey, Peyton, Contos
The New Guard will be honored at Inman Disconnect March 30-April 1, 2020. Here now, 3 new inductees worthy of the distinction
by Inman Mar 2
WATCH: How I built Climb Real Estate
Climb grew from 2 guys in a loft to a top brokerage before being shuttered earlier this year
by Inman Feb 5
'This is not an unhappy ending': Mark Choey on life after Climb
Climb grew from two guys in a loft to a top national brokerage before being shuttered earlier this year
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 28
CLIMB real estate
Opinion
Climb Co-Founder Mark Choey gives an in-depth play-by-play of being a sought-after indie in the middle of the race to get Bay Area market share
by Mark Choey Jan 21
Goodbye Climb, a unique brokerage lost to a cookie-cutter industry
Opinion
Colleagues lament the loss of yet another indie
by Troy Palmquist Jan 10
Realogy to shutter Climb, integrate it into Coldwell Banker
Coldwell Banker CEO Ryan Gorman said the move will allow members of both Coldwell Banker and Climb to take advantage of the former company's scale
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 9
luxury connect 2019 new money ruth krishnan
Top luxury agents discuss how the latest crop of tech millionaires is transforming the real estate market and what it takes to work with them successfully at Luxury Connect
by Inman Oct 28
Young new-money buyers find agents on blogs and Yelp
Younger luxury buyers may have made their fortunes in technology IPOs or acquisitions, meaning their personal networks are very different from what old money buyers bring to the table
by Jim Dalrymple II Oct 17
WATCH: How Climb Real Estate grew into a national franchise
At ICLV, the co-founder of Climb Real Estate shares the story of how he grew his company from a team to an indie brokerage to now a nationwide franchise
by Inman Aug 22