When Marie Lee started out as an agent in Nashville, she had a small sphere and not much to build a business on. But she used social media to show that she was an active agent — even if she had to fudge the details a bit.
From W2 to 1099: How to set up your real estate business
Jessica Souza shares a beginner-friendly roadmap to structure your business, build your team and feel confident in your new role as a self-employed CEO.
3 unconventional ways to make open houses work harder for you
Open houses offer more than an opportunity to market a single listing, Josh Ries writes. They allow you to connect, both in person and online, long after they end.
How single women are reshaping today’s real estate conversation
From navigating life transitions to investing for long-term wealth, single women are taking the lead in real estate markets, luxury agent Lauren Endsley writes. Here's how to serve them more effectively.
Rising inflation makes ‘jumbo’ Fed rate cut unlikely next week
Initial jobless claims climbed last week to the highest level since Oct. 23, 2021, but investors and economists are expecting three small rate cuts this year rather than a dramatic move next week.
How this brokerage bought out its largest competitor — and kept all the agents onboard
Find out how Kerri Fowler and her team are continuing her great-grandfather's legacy by leaning into a culture that treats everyone like family.
Here’s how much extra money you’d have if you invested $1K in Opendoor last month
Investors who kept the faith even as the iBuyer's stock price was plummeting earlier this summer are being rewarded now with a surge following the announcement of Kaz Nejatian as the new CEO.
Homeowners are cracking under the pressure of increased costs
Median monthly homeownership costs have risen 26 percent from 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's latest American Community Survey data. released on Thursday.
A Couple Looked to Downsize Into a Condo on Long Island’s North Shore
As they eased into retirement, two empty-nesters toured some of Port Jefferson’s condo communities with about $650,000 to spend. Here’s what they found.
Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Queens
This week’s properties are on the Upper West Side, in Midtown and Far Rockaway.
Homes for Sale in Connecticut and New York
This week’s properties are a four-bedroom house in Newtown, and a nine-bedroom house in Bay Shore.
As homebuyers gain leverage, sellers get cold feet. Is it happening near you?
New listing business has been one of the few bright spots for real estate agents in a down market. But that light dimmed a bit this summer. With Inman Market View's detailed maps and multi-market comparisons, take an interactive dive into the numbers most important to you.
Would You Trade Your Safety for Homeownership?
One in five buyers would, according to a recent survey.
The buyer intake plan for every real estate agent: Step 1
In the first step of her eight-step system, Cassie Walker Johnson shares strategies for asking better questions and getting better results.
The one skill all real estate agents forget to practice (but shouldn’t)
It's not enough to continually bring in new leads if you don't know how to close the ones you've got. Trainer Rachael Hite helps you practice and refine this critical skill.
Gen Z is changing the rules of renting. Are you ready?
The rental housing industry stands at a turning point, CEO Tony Julianelle writes, and Gen Z renters can show it the way to build what's next.
Want low-cost referrals? Copy this team’s VIP Club strategy
The No. 1 team in South Dakota cut its $30,000 billboard spend to a one-time outlay of $4,000 using this powerful and replicable system for creating lifetime loyalty. Amy Stockberger shares how it all works.
Homebuyer demand surges as mortgage rates tumble to 2025 low
Applications for purchase mortgages hit their highest level since July last week, and rates keep falling on weak jobs reports and more encouraging inflation data
Opendoor announces new CEO: Shopify’s Kaz Nejatian
Nejatian has a background as a lawyer, and most recently helped build teams and products at Shopify since 2019. His appointment follows Carrie Wheeler's resignation last month.
Fed Governor Lisa Cook can keep her job pending court appeal
Trump's move to fire Cook likely violated her right to due process, and “for cause” provision for removal is limited to governor’s behavior in office, judge rules in granting preliminary injunction.