Building a real estate team? Avoid these super common pitfalls

To build a successful team, you need to acknowledge the work of your agents, get to know them personally and hire people that aren’t your carbon copy, according to a panel at Inman Connect. Continue reading

Nextdoor CEO reveals how to use the platform for leads

Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar offered agents advice on how to use her company’s neighborhood-based social network to generate leads on the main stage at Inman Connect in New York on Wednesday. Continue reading

‘Most buyers see a recession coming’: Joyce Rey

Consumer confidence is key in the current housing market landscape, according to Joyce Rey, the executive director at Coldwell Banker Global Luxury. Right now, most buyers see a recession coming, which is leading to a lot of sitting on the fence, she e… Continue reading

Here’s how Compass, Realogy and NextHome test new technology

Industry technology leaders from Compass, NextHome and Realogy laid out their companies’ different approaches when it comes to building technology on a panel at Inman Connect in New York City on Tuesday. Continue reading

This team of engineers beat the Zillow Zestimate by 13%

Team ChaNJestimate was announced Wednesday as the winner of the $1 million Zillow Zestimate challenge, with an algorithm that beat the company’s own baseline by 13 percent. With the algorithm, Zillow expects its Zestimate error rate to fall from 4.5 pe… Continue reading

Knock CEO: half of all home sales will go to iBuyers in 10 years

Knock CEO and co-founder Sean Black believes in 5-10 years more than 50 percent of sellers will be selling their homes to a company, rather than a person. Continue reading

Computer vision will find your dream home at a discount

Computer vision and image tagging are making the home shopping experience more accessible and personalized, according to Dominik Pogorzelski, vice president of product for restb.ai. Continue reading