While hard sales numbers won't be available for a few weeks, the latest Intel Index survey found signs that real estate agent client pools in July benefitted from an unexpected influx of homebuyers.

Last week, the industry's biggest names took the stage at Inman Connect San Diego to talk about real estate's hottest topics and biggest controversies.

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We spoke with several Sullivan County farmers about the urban lives they left behind, and what it means to tend the land in the 21st century.

Owners must provide and maintain required or essential services for their tenants, including repairs.

With housing demand high in France after World War I, Ferdinand Fillod filed his first design patent well before experiments by his contemporaries. One of the last few homes left has been restored.

The asking price for the couple’s property is around $30 million, while other celebrities, like Adam Levine and Tony Parker, also have put their homes up for sale.

In Northern Transylvania, buyers can find traditional dwellings, farmhouses, and stables converted into homes.

Seeing their renovations changed or inadequate maintenance frustrates sellers who still have an attachment to their former homes.

CEO Varun Krishna says lender has already seen a surge in leads and higher conversion rates from the Redfin deal, thanks to "cross pollination" of leads, agent referrals and mortgage applications.

From the main stage at Inman Connect San Diego on Thursday, Schneider envisioned an era in real estate where a smaller number of competitors deliver a higher level of value for homebuyers and homesellers.

Market headwinds stunted eXp World Holdings' revenue growth during the second quarter, only rising 1 percent to $1.3 billion. However, the company is bullish about its future, highlighting eXp Global's growth.

Kelman said it was a tough decision to sell, but one that ultimately will empower the company to better compete with portal giants like Zillow, Realtor.com and Homes.com while continuing to focus on customer service.

Side's Guy Gal says the greatest threat to the industry are Realtor associations, multiple listing services and brokerages that depend on inexperienced agents to generate profits.

At Inman Connect San Diego, Realtor.com CEO Damian Eales said it's time to turn the page on Clear Cooperation and focus on solving issues that will improve consumers' main challenge — affordability.

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