Alyssa Stalker offers a simple step-by-step process to help agents evaluate their brand, find what’s out of sync and realign their message with who they are now.
What Starbucks, TikTok and Taco Bell can teach us about marketing
From Grammarly’s rebrand to TikTok’s red carpet and Starbucks’ merch meltdown, everyone’s fighting for attention. Tech keeps getting smarter and marketing flashier, but the real win still comes from intention.
Today’s Yacht Buyer Is Younger, Richer and Increasingly American
Owners of the world’s most conspicuous playthings are younger, wealthier and increasingly American.
There’s a Real Estate Agent on My Condo Board. Isn’t That a Bad Idea?
When brokers have access to privileged information about condo residents, it can open the door to bad behavior.
Why Fannie and Freddie still won’t accept more inclusive credit score
FHFA Director Bill Pulte ordered the mortgage giants to start using more inclusive VantageScore 4.0 in July. But adoption is a "complex, technical and arcane" process that could drag into next year.
Design-Conscious Shoppers Descend on Major Home Stager’s Tag Sale
Shoppers at Jason Saft’s annual sale mined a collection of 150,000 goods for discounted Eames chairs, vintage bookcases and tasteful trinkets.
Don’t just survive. Diversify: Now Streaming
Learn practical ways to diversify your real estate agent income through rentals, referrals, education, content and strategic partnerships.
Real partners with MAXA Designs on agent marketing platform
The co-branded marketing platform directly integrates with MLS property data and automatically delivers print and digital listing campaigns to agents via the firm's AI-powered concierge, Leo CoPilot.
Recession? Membership? Blessings? Inman Top 5
Looking for a quick catch-up on the buzziest stories of the week? Here’s Inman Top 5, the most essential stories, according to Inman readers.
Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn
This week’s properties are in Inwood, Greenwich Village and Greenpoint.
Fringe Couches Are the Hottest New Luxury Décor
Fringe-embellished sofas — often featuring over-the-top designs, plush cushions and decadent fabric — can cost up to $60,000.
$570,000 Homes in Cape Town, South Africa
A compound with two pools in Observatory, a townhouse in Green Point and a villa in Newlands.
Deep Beneath Helsinki, the Playgrounds Are Really Bomb Shelters
Finland has spent decades digging caves into its bedrock. Now, as Russia rears its head, nervous Finns want to know: “Where’s my shelter?”
New LGBTQ+ Alliance president talks about ‘opportunity in the chaos’
LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance President Tommie Wehrle shares her advocacy history, plans for the organization and the key to navigating political divides.
Sign, show and sell: The open house playbook that actually works
In-person events build trust faster than any online ad, coach Darryl Davis writes. When your systems, signage and service are dialed in, that trust becomes traction.
First-Time Home Buyers Are Older Than Ever
“It’s kind of a shocking number,” said an economist with the National Association of Realtors.
New Opendoor CEO’s plan: ‘Buy more good homes and get more good sellers through our funnel’
Incoming CEO Kaz Nejatian said Opendoor acquired 230 homes in the last week of October, about twice the pace of acquisitions when he took over on Sept. 15.
EXp digs at Compass during Q3 earnings as agent retention soars
EXp's recruitment and retention strategy took center stage during the brokerage's Q3 earnings, with a solid boost in agent productivity and team growth showing eXp's strength in a rapidly changing competitive landscape.
Realtor.com is gaining on competing portals despite decline in users, owners say
Average monthly unique users to Realtor.com sites fell 6.5 percent compared to the prior year as lead volume also slid 1 percent. Company said it had to 72 million average unique monthly users in the most recent quarter.
AI helps UWM seize the day, make the most loans in 4 years in Q3
Mia, a generative AI loan officer assistant that UWM rolled out in May, has made more than 400,000 calls — often to alert past clients of opportunities to refinance their mortgage at lower rates.