The Real Word: Will NAR’s new policy impact flippers, builders and investors?

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, Byron and Nicole wonder how house flippers, investors and builders should best comply with the National Association of Realtors’ Clear Coo… Continue reading

WATCH: Blackstone CEO predicts increasing demand for urban real estate

Stephen Schwarzman shares lessons he learned from the recession and being the one-time largest owner of single-family real estate in the country. Continue reading

WATCH: This is the one trick you need to build trust with your clients

“It’s worth taking the time” said “Money Whisperer” Joe McLean onstage at Inman Connect New York, in a panel titled “Why Trust is the Key to Financial Success.” The panel concluded that your primary goal should always be to build trust with clients. Continue reading

WATCH: Climate change will impact real estate ‘whether you like it or not’

Miami agent Nick Quay argued Thursday that real estate professionals can thrive by helping their clients understand how climate change will impact them. Continue reading

WATCH: Glenn Sanford gives a walking tour of eXp Realty’s virtual world

The game-like environment serves as the growing brokerage’s campus — and eliminates the need for a brick and mortar operation. Continue reading

Big money and MLS disruption are ‘here to stay’

Experts said Friday that the multiple listing service landscape is likely to see continued technology innovation, as well as consolidation, in the future. Continue reading

WATCH: 5 apps that will help agents avoid becoming obsolete

Drew Uher, CEO of agent matching company HomeLight, suggests five must-have “apps” agents should offer consumers in their “app store.” Continue reading

Is seamless data connection possible?

At ICNY, connecting big data to disparate systems remains big business, and a big challenge; but attendees were reminded about what’s at the heart of the deal. Continue reading

Want higher attach rates? Make your agents employees

Paul Hurst, the vice president of venture investments at First American, advises that companies are more likely to get consumers to use affiliated services if they use W2 agents. Continue reading

Compass likely to avoid WeWork’s fate: Venture capitalists

Compass and WeWork both took massive amounts of cash from Softbank, but experts say the two companies are actually quite different. Continue reading