Rent-to-own startup Landis raises $40M from Google, Jay-Z and NAR

The new Series B funding will go toward boosting the company's homeownership coaching program, growing its team and expanding to new markets.

A Simple House With a ‘Sense of Massiveness’

The house is only a few feet from its next-door neighbors, but you’d never know it when you’re inside: “We just turned the windows to the sky.”

Lesson Learned: Preparation is the recipe for success

Find out how Miami real estate agent Tania Weiss learned that preparation and persistence are key to cooking up winning deals.

In Seattle, a Modern Home That Looks Toward the Sky and the Water

The house is a few feet from its next-door neighbors, but you’d never know it when you’re inside: “We just turned the windows to the sky.”

No clients? 11 things you should be doing right now

If you're just starting out, your first task is to build up your pipeline of potential clients. Coach Darryl Davis offers strategies for doing that, even without a big marketing budget.

It’s time for the mortgage industry to create meaningful options for homebuyers

Although mortgage companies go all-in on layoffs and bemoan the state of the industry, they’re failing to provide truly helpful solutions that would reassure buyers and get them into homes. Broker Troy Palmquist calls on big banks and MLSs to promote some of the tools that have worked in the past.

Get more done! How to leverage automation to lighten your daily workload

If you've put together systems and processes to streamline your business, it's time to automate their implementation for even more efficiency. Jeremy Knauff offers actionable strategies for putting it all together.

3 reasons New Yorkers are moving to Florida permanently

What’s incentivizing the migration to Florida? According to Florida real estate agent Bonnie Heatzig, affordability, jobs and educational choice are just some of the reasons people are making the move.

Industry groups renew push for lower FHA mortgage premiums

The Black Homeownership Collaborative also asks HUD to ditch a "life of loan" requirement that forces homeowners to continue paying mortgage insurance premiums in perpetuity.

5 ways proptech enhances land listings

Buying and selling land is being revolutionized by tech advancements, according to land investment professional Curtis Williams. Proptech applications are creating enhanced marketing, improved branding, better customer engagement, and easy access to interactive and rich data. 

Say ‘funding!’ Photography software firm Aryeo closes on $3.5M

Aryeo’s vertical SaaS (software-as-a-service) product facilitates workflow for creating and organizing an agent’s property photos, videos, floorplans and documents.

Knox Financial converts owners to landlords with this one cool trick

Knox provides mortgage lending, refinancing, lines of credit and its KEAP program—Knox Equity Access Program—to give homeowners access to capital, based on the equity in the homes they are turning into investment properties.

7 secrets of selling homes to Gen z buyers

You simply can’t afford to overlook this up-and-coming generation. To help you get a head start, Agent Image has prepared this guide for you.

Agent discovers dead body while showing house in Washington state

A real estate agent in Clark County, about 20 miles north of Portland, Oregon, discovered a deceased woman while showing a house to a homebuyer on Oct. 9, according to news reports.

Perchwell gets another MLS investor, customer

In addition to a venture investment, REcolorado will launch the MLS platform to its more than 27,000 subscribers sometime in 2023.

Flyhomes: What it is and how agents can use its power buyer platform

What is Sailbridge? Learn about the power buyer from Flyhomes, how its fees work and how a client can use it to make a cash offer.

Join industry titans at Inman Connect October on Tuesday and Wednesday

Learn From Gary Keller, Mauricio Umansky and other experts Oct. 18-19 from your desk!

$3 Million Homes in California

A Craftsman-style home in Novato, a rural compound in Fort Bragg and a renovated 1951 house in San Diego.

Dull marketing? Bring back the luster and shine with these tips

Whatever medium you use to communicate your message, make sure the message is also clear, concise and consistent. Alexander Advisory Group's Alexander Chandler borrows from the diamond industry to offer tips for improving your content.

Let’s Tok about it: Creating fun, engaging content for your real estate business

Developing a plan for TikTok will take creativity, but if you embrace this vibrant platform you may be pleasantly surprised. Marketing expert Katelyn Castellano, shares why TikTok stands head and shoulders against other content arenas.

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