A day after Compass CEO Robert Reffkin dismissed remote work as 'the killer of culture' at ICNY, Sanford argued on Wednesday that there's equal merit to virtual and brick-and-mortar models.

Comparing himself to Henry Ford and Elon Musk, CEO says he's reconfigured Better's assembly line to crank out mortgages in a single day.

A renovated 18th-century farmhouse in Hyde Park, a Tudor Revival home in Durham and a Craftsman bungalow in Houston.

"Reducing friction was yesterday’s play," Alpaca VC general partner Ryan Freedman told Inman in a wide-ranging interview. He stressed the need for a full suite of industry services.

Compass went public in April 2021, and ever since then the New York-based brokerage has weathered a market downturn and seen investors' appetite for shares fall significantly.

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Take two!

The “Spider-Man: Homecoming” star Laura Harrier is giving it another go with her home in Los Angeles, putting it back on the market for $3,349,000. The silver-screen and TV beauty had listed the four-bedroom, three-bath pad last fall for $3.5 million.

The pretty property, with 3,233 square feet of interior space and an airy, Spanish style, is located in the Whitley Heights Historic District. It was recently rehabbed by architectural restorer Mark Haddawy. Here’s a look at the details.

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Acquiring Realtor.com would significantly advance CoStar's push into residential real estate — and bring it into greater conflict with the industry's existing power players.

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Gardening in the winter might seem like a futile task, especially if you live in an area that experiences frigid temperatures and consistently wet weather. But smart gardeners know that minding their garden is a year-round job, even if they’re not actively digging in the dirt.

Spring is right around the corner, and there’s no time like the present to start implementing your seasonal gardening strategy.

“The main reason to work on the garden in winter is to get ahead of the game. Anything you can do in winter is one less thing to worry about in spring,” says Erin Schanen, Troy-Bilt’s gardening partner, a master gardener volunteer, and creator of The Impatient Gardener blog and YouTube channel.

Here are a few items to add to your to-do list that’ll help you get a jump on your gardening once the weather warms up.

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Nearly every homeowner has run into problems with a contractor at some point—and a new HGTV show delves into what goes wrong, and how to keep a renovation on track.

On “Rico to the Rescue,” Denver-based builder Rico León helps homeowners and the general contractors they’ve hired mend fences. If a conflict can’t be settled, León and his crew take over.

Interested to hear how to resolve a clash with a contractor (and protect money involved), we got León to share his best advice for calling out and holding the contractor accountable. Plus, he shares the biggest red flag to look out for during the hiring process to avoid a problem in the first place—as well as his favorite renovation in his own house.

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From your first day on the job to your biggest listing, we want to hear about your best day ever in real estate.

Iad Group CEO Clément Delpirou explained the shared challenges in agent recruitment, retention, technology and adjusting to a shifting market at Inman Connect New York on Tuesday.

Zillow and UWM executives are optimistic mortgage rates will come back down but advised real estate agents at Inman Connect New York on Tuesday to get familiar with affordability tools like interest-rate buydowns.

James Becker, Nancy Almodovar and Richard Grossman spoke at Inman Connect New York on Tuesday about strategies they've employed recently to generate new business.

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A historic bank building in Pawtucket, RI , is ready to lock up a sale.

Built in 1901 as Providence County Savings Bank, the four-floor, 10,452-square-foot neoclassical building is listed for $749,000. While no longer a bank, the structure could find new life as any number of different spaces.

One fixture that’s not going anywhere is the eye-popping basement vault.

“It’s in amazing shape and pristine on the interior and very well-preserved,” says listing agent Kira Greene, with Compass. “The vault has really captured people’s imaginations.”

Executives at four prominent real estate tech startups have diversified their product offerings in an effort to survive the market turmoil, which they discussed on Tuesday at Inman Connect New York.

At Inman Connect New York on Tuesday, Joe Skousen and Grier Allen discussed how technology leaders should look for ways to simplify agents' lives, enhancing their productivity and eliminating mundane tasks.

Bob Groody of Maxwell and Shant Banosian of Guaranteed Rate discussed the current state of creative financing tools for consumers at Inman Connect New York on Tuesday.

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Mirror, mirror, on the wall—who’s the fairest of them all? A breathtaking visual illusion in the desert, of course!

Just outside of Palm Springs in Joshua Tree, CA, lies one of the most spectacular desert homes ever built. But you have to look closely, or you just might miss it.

That’s because this massive beauty creates the optical illusion of blending seamlessly into the landscape, thanks to its mirrored facade.

Known as the Invisible House, the 5,470-square-foot stunner sits on a massive 67.5-acre lot, surrounded by a natural landscape. The only thing you can see for miles through the reflective glass is the breathtaking scenery.

A slate of new companies backed by institutional investors is offering ways for owners to tap home equity. They made their pitch on Tuesday at Inman Connect New York.

As the market continues to slow down on its way to normalization, it's more important now than ever that brokers effectively recruit top talent.