Author Archives: Patrick Kearns

Here’s why Compass launched a bridge loans program

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Carly Litzenberger, the senior director of new ventures at Compass, gave more insight into the impetus behind launching the program at Inman Connect in New York. Continue reading →

Want higher attach rates? Make your agents employees

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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 →

Joe Rand rips New York City’s flawed sales data practices

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The managing partner of Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty believes New York City’s market improved when brokerages started sharing active listing data. Now they need to fix the sales data black hole. Continue reading →

Joe Rand rips New York City’s flawed sales data practices

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The managing partner of Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty believes New York City’s market improved when brokerages started sharing active listing data. Now they need to fix the sales data black hole. Continue reading →

When is it time to drop someone from your real estate team?

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Dropping agents from your team can be one of the toughest things a leader has to do. But it could provide you team a boost. Continue reading →

Blackstone CEO predicts increasing demand for urban real estate

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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 →

Realogy CEO: ‘It’s going to be a struggle’ for independent agents

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Realogy CEO Ryan Schneider, RE/MAX CEO Adam Contos and EXIT Realty CEO Tami Bonnell discussed self-care and consumer service at Inman Connect New York. Continue reading →

Here’s how Compass uses artificial intelligence to support its agents

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“The vast majority of what we do will disappear into the regular tools agents use every day,” Compass CTO Joseph Sirosh said on stage at Inman Connect New York. Continue reading →

Keller Williams president reveals exclusive details of consumer app

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The announcement even briefly brought Gary Keller back to the Inman Connect New York stage, albeit in video form. Continue reading →