Side restructures, wants staffers based in the markets they serve

The company, which supports real estate professionals who want their own brand, plans to have its staff members work in the markets where its partners are based. Continue reading

Katzen Team repping Upper West Side townhouse conversion

The leading team at Douglas Elliman has launched sales at the recently renovated Renaissance-Revival building, which includes 10 one- to three-bedroom units, Inman has exclusively learned. One of the penthouses is already under contract. Continue reading

Co-founder of UK’s LendInvest launches new US venture

Christian Faes’ Los Angeles-based Faes & Co. will back tech-enabled direct lenders that cater to U.S. residential real estate investors including F2 Finance. Continue reading

‘Big Short’ investor warns of growing threat to home values

In these times, double down — on your skills, on your knowledge, on you. Join us Aug. 8-10 at Inman Connect Las Vegas to lean into the shift and learn from the best. Get your ticket now for the best price. An investor who correctly predicted the 2008 f… Continue reading

How AAPI migration drives local real estate markets

The AAPI community is driving the local housing market in Washington, D.C., based on factors like cost and educational opportunity. Continue reading

Redfin CEO, others deflate Elon Musk’s housing ‘meltdown’ theory

The Tesla CEO just predicted a coming collapse in the housing market, but Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman and other experts say the conditions that would lead to a meltdown just aren’t there. Continue reading

A squad of economists is waging a stealth war on America’s ‘30% rule’

The Brooke Amendment — a law otherwise known as “the 30 percent rule” that has shaped U.S. housing policy since the 1960s — is in the crosshairs as spending on real estate soars to record heights. Continue reading

KW Cares is 20! Its CEO reveals how leaders can mobilize agents to give

Alexia Rodriguez, CEO of KW Cares, Keller Williams’ philanthropic arm, reflects on the nonprofit’s 20th anniversary and why companies with employee hardship funds enjoy higher retention rates. Continue reading

State Farm exits California homeowners’ insurance market

Inflation, construction costs and intensifying wildfire seasons pushed State Farm to stop taking new homeowners’ insurance applications in California, the insurance giant announced Friday. Continue reading