Inventory insanity: What it's like being a homebuyer when there are no homes to buy
'It's always still a punch in the gut,' one would-be homebuyer recently said after losing one house after another to higher offers
by Jim Dalrymple II Apr 14
$1M home searches hit record high in January: Redfin
Homes priced over $1M made up 10.8% of all saved searches on Redfin.com in January, up from 8.5% the previous year, and the highest point this figure has reached since 2017
by Lillian Dickerson Feb 10
Pricey cities see 'astounding' rent drops as 2021 begins
A flood of people leaving pricey places like New York and Boston have sent rents in those cities plummeting, while rents in traditionally more affordable areas have climbed
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 5
Rinse launches app-based door-to-door laundry service for rentals
The service will provide contactless pickup and delivery of laundry to residents, and can be included in a tenant's lease agreement or as a building amenity for an exclusive price
by Lillian Dickerson Dec 15
Rents on the rise for larger units across the country
A new report from Apartment Guide found that studio apartments, which have out-priced one-bedrooms in recent years, are currently the least expensive unit type
Amid discrimination lawsuit, agents criticize Redfin pricing policies
Fair housing advocates sued Redfin this week over allegations of racial discrimination. On Friday, agents told Inman the online brokerage should be working harder to fix the problem. 'The business model ends where people’s housing rights begin,' one said
by Jim Dalrymple II Oct 30
MoxiWorks and 1000watt partner to provide better web design
The tech platform provider and marketing agency announced the partnership Tuesday, a collaboration built to provide brokerages with better web design and messaging services
Market snapshot: California
A ban on construction in the Bay Area, rent strikes in San Diego and new buildings left vacant in San Pedro all as real estate is deemed 'essential' across the state of California
High-profile California team jumps from Sotheby's to Keller Williams
The Gunderman Group includes 18 people and will now be part of KW Oakland, a Keller Williams franchise
by Jim Dalrymple II Feb 17
Leasing startup Landing scores $30M in cash and debt
The company launched last fall and allows people to easily move between properties it operates in 9 US cities
by Jim Dalrymple II Feb 6
These 3 satellite cities are outshining their larger neighbors
Oakland, Scottsdale and St. Paul are attracting more renters than their larger counterparts thanks to a more affordable cost of living
by Marian McPherson Jan 23
Neighborhoods in the Bay Area, Boston among Redfin's most competitive of 2019
White Oaks, a neighborhood about 30 minutes south of San Francisco, was the most competitive place for US homebuyers in 2019, according to Redfin
by Jim Dalrymple II Dec 26
The Agency expands in Northern California, wins Bay Area sales contract
The brokerage founded by Mauricio Umansky now has an office in Healdsburg and will handle sales for a development on Yerba Buena Island in the San Francisco Bay
by Jim Dalrymple II Dec 11
Big swaths of the Bay Area saw home prices decline this year
A new report from Compass shows that after strong appreciation in 2017 and 2018 home prices in places such as Sonoma and Santa Clara counties have actually fallen
by Jim Dalrymple II Aug 23
Earthquake memories
Opinion
In the past few days, a scad of natural disaster memories flooded back. Some were deadly, and some came with happy endings. I never lost any property, but, instead, I was a first-hand observer at the moment and more so in the aftermath
by Brad Inman Jul 7