Residents are looking to escape these 10 cities
According to new data from Redfin, residents are eschewing both coastal cities with sky-high prices and locations with few economic opportunities
20 of the most mindbogglingly expensive homes sold this year
It's been a big real estate year for billionaire buyers David Geffen and Jeff Bezos
Compass acquires title and escrow software startup Modus
The 60-person team behind the closing services startup will join Compass to bolster the latter's goal to build an end-to-end platform for real estate
by Patrick Kearns Oct 5
'I don't think it should go away': Agents sound off on TikTok ban
Agents have mixed feelings about an executive order issued by President Trump banning use of the Chinese-owned app if it's not sold to an American company by next month
Behold! 20 of the biggest residential real estate sales of 2020 (so far)
Midway through the year, Inman breaks down some of the most expensive transactions of 2020 and finds that the pace of high-dollar deals hasn't been hampered by the pandemic
Zillow CEO: 'There's no coronavirus playbook'
In an investors call, Rich Barton laid out plans to cut 25% of quarterly expenses by pausing hiring, cutting marketing, halting homebuying and reducing discretionary spending
by Patrick Kearns Mar 24
Amidst coronavirus worries, Washington real estate carries on
Although Washington real estate agents have noticed palpable differences in day-to-day life, their businesses continue to stay strong despite coronavirus anxiety
by Lillian Dickerson Mar 10
Real estate stocks slammed amid coronavirus market woes
Days of coronavirus-induced stock selloffs have driven the share price of numerous companies, including many in the real estate industry, plummeting
by Jim Dalrymple II Feb 27
Compass goes global with India tech hub, adds Amazon veteran
The brokerage is opening a tech hub in Hyderbad’s HITEC City and plans to add 200 jobs in product and engineering
by Patrick Kearns Nov 5
Apple becomes latest company to pledge money for housing crisis
The company announced Monday a $2.5B plan, highlighted by an affordable housing investment fund and a first-time homebuyer assistance program
by Patrick Kearns Nov 4
Affordability is ‘getting worse, not better’: Report
PwC’s Emerging Trends in Real Estate details a nationwide crisis in affordable housing and its causes
by Lew Sichelman Oct 8
Why it'll take a village to solve housing affordability woes
Opinion
Everyone needs to engage in the search for the formula that creates affordable housing
by Caroline Pinal Jul 2
Seattle skyline from Kerry Park
The online retailer will also contribute $8M to nonprofits in Washington and Virginia. The pledge comes as a handful of tech companies promise to spend big on housing
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 20
Google's big Bay Area housing investment won't be enough
Economists praised the tech giant's plan to spend $1B on Bay Area housing, but expressed skepticism that the efforts will solve the region's crisis-level affordability problem
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 20
Google vows to invest $1B on new housing in Silicon Valley
The search giant wants to build 15,000 homes and has spent $250M on a fund to support affordable housing
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 19