World’s most expensive home listed for $547M

The Villa Aurora in Rome contains the only mural Italy’s best-known baroque painter — Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio — ever completed. Continue reading

4 simple ways to create a positive culture at your real estate brokerage

‘I believe that you can’t oversee from afar,’ Creig Northrop told an in-person audience at Inman Connect Las Vegas on Thursday. Continue reading

What does the word ‘luxury’ even mean in 2021? Agents have their say

More than a dozen agents weighed in with Inman in October on what “luxury” means to them in the wake of a life-threatening virus, economic uncertainty and a rapidly growing wealth gap Continue reading

Tour a creepy ‘haunted’ house made by Zillow — if you dare

The fictional house of horror comes with “a dingy cellar complete with built-in meat locker” and “creaky wooden doors with mysterious witch-crafted claw marks” that you can virtually visit in a 3D tour. Continue reading

The 4 biggest real estate trends to bet on in 2022

Clelia Peters and Homeward CEO Tim Heyl shared with the Inman Connect audience the industry trends every real estate professional should be following. Continue reading

To bring agents back to the office, start small and be flexible

“We realized that relationships matter and that face-to-face contact is irreplaceable,” said Vanguard Properties’ Nina Dosanjh when discussing the return to office at Inman Connect. Continue reading

Yes, the housing market will cool in 2022 — here’s why

One of the primary reasons for a turndown, according to Ivy Zelman, who spoke at Inman Connect Las Vegas, is the current situation’s lack of sustainability. Continue reading

Why now is the time to prepare for a market cool down

Inman Connect speakers offer tips on how to prepare for the unexpected at a time when everybody is still focusing on rising home prices. Continue reading

US home price growth continued to sizzle in August: Case-Shiller

The S&P/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index remained virtually unchanged since July, when gains rose 19.7 percent while continuing a 15-month streak of upward growth. Continue reading

Short-term rental demand soars — and holidays are getting booked fast

Thanksgiving bookings have surged 65 percent year over year while the week between Christmas and New Year has skyrocketed 89 percent, according to short-term rental analytics firm AirDNA. Continue reading