How to foster and benefit from diversity in real estate

A quarter of those rookie Realtors identify as minorities. And given the increasingly diverse makeup of the home buying public, it’s more timely than ever for real estate agents to consider how to foster diversity in their ranks as well as how best to … Continue reading

Generation Z trusts agents more than the internet for home buying

At the Inman Connect New York 2019 real estate conference on Wednesday, a panel consisting of 20-something members of “Generation Z” stressed that although they believe technology is important, it’s not the only integral aspect of buying a home. Continue reading

Would you live in a San Francisco subway car apartment?

As the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) prepares to update its aging cars next year, ideas for their upcycling have been bountiful. The new trains are due to arrive beginning in summer 2020, which will see approximately 669 trains gradually replaced, acco… Continue reading

Zillow Offers will launch in Dallas in 2019

That brings Zillow Offers to a total of nine markets nationwide: it’s already operational in Phoenix, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Denver, and Charlotte, and has announced expansions to Raleigh, Houston and Riverside, California in the coming year. Continue reading

Lower, a new AI mortgage startup, promises smarter lending

Lower’s platform will incorporate an internal, proprietary artificial intelligence technology dubbed LOAi, which will help in-house experts make mortgage recommendations. The platform will use AI to analyze thousands of data points and loan history. Continue reading