The old playbook of “just stay remembered” doesn’t work in the digital age. Clients are bombarded with information, and unless you provide consistent value, your presence fades into the noise.
A 7-home estate and a former talk show host’s Montecito hideaway among September’s priciest sales
Last month's most expensive luxury home sales include an oceanfront showplace you just can't build anymore and a celebrity ex-pat's former residence.
Why the Compass-Anywhere merger won’t be real estate’s LVMH
Distinct brands that serve a variety of real estate market price points are required for the Compass-Anywhere merger to be effective, Michael Valdes writes.
7 low-inventory market strategies every agent should adopt in Q4
Housing expert Luke Babich says that agents need to bring their A-game to thrive this fall in 2025’s late season market with these seven key tips.
Fathom Realty buys a ‘proven model’ for first-time homebuyers
START Real Estate has just 70 agents, but founders Randy and Terri Bell have built a business model with a 70 percent mortgage attach rate that Fathom wants to take nationwide.
Breaking the cycle of listing agent burnout: A broker’s playbook
If we can build brokerages that protect our listing agents' bandwidth and reinforce their value, Jeff Farmer writes, we'll position them to thrive in markets where others fold.
Lesson Learned: Real estate apprenticeship is the answer to new agent retention
Find out more about broker-owner Courtney Poulos' journey and what she thinks new agents need most from the industry.
Robert Reffkin pokes at CRMLS policy. CRMLS CEO pushes back
Compass CEO Robert Reffkin took aim on social media at user agreements for the nation's largest multiple listing service. In an open letter shared with Inman and other media outlets, CRMLS' CEO calls it "misinformation."
Howard Hanna expands into NYC with purchase of Elegran
Howard Hanna announced on Thursday that it would enter the New York City market after acquiring Elegran Real Estate, as one of the nation’s largest brokerages continues its expansion path amid the industry's larger consolidation trend.
Exploring the Borders of Brooklyn and Queens With About $700,000 to Spend
To find a place with at least three bedrooms and some outdoor space, a couple had to look in New York “neighborhoods that aren’t so central. Here’s what they found.
Homes for Sale in New York and New Jersey
This week’s properties are a three-bedroom townhouse in Pleasantville and a five-bedroom converted barn in Montgomery Township.
Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn
This week’s properties are in Hell’s Kitchen, on the Upper West Side and in Dumbo.
This Summer’s Stunning Electric Bill
For at least a fifth of U.S. households, the increases have likely been financially burdensome.
5 things to do today to give yourself a fighting chance on ChatGPT
Broker Holly Brink writes that learning how to show up when potential clients search for homes with ChatGPT is essential for building a future-forward business.
Inside Zillow’s ChatGPT integration (and what it means for real estate)
In this timely episode, Zillow’s Errol Samuelson and Josh Weisberg unpack the portal’s integration with ChatGPT, including MLS compliance, data sharing myths and fair housing guardrails.
6 intelligent tech tools every agent-landlord can leverage
Being both a real estate agent and a landlord can feel like running two businesses at once. Ryan Barone examines the rise of intelligent rental management tools.
MacKenzie Scott Gives $40 Million to African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund
The gift is twice the amount Ms. Scott contributed to the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund in 2021.
Stop asking AI for tax advice (and start using it for this instead)
Artificial intelligence can revolutionize how you track expenses and forecast tax bills, but the strategic decisions that build wealth — S-corp elections, retirement choices — still need human expertise.
Mortgage rates ebb as Powell hints at end of ‘quantitative tightening’
Fed chair dismisses suggestion that central bank could resume its purchases of mortgage-backed securities to bring down mortgage rates and improve housing affordability.
Here’s what top agents do in the 1st 60 minutes of their day
The first hour can set the tone for how an agent leads, serves and wins, Kevelyn Guzman writes, especially in markets that feel uncertain or unpredictable.