With growing demand, Real launches luxury division

Several months after Kofi Nartey announced his team’s move to Real, the brokerage has launched a new luxury division with Nartey serving as executive director. Continue reading

Zillow launches AI tool to stop fair housing discrimination

The Fair Housing Classifier is an open-source tool aimed at helping real estate, technology and civil rights organizations create smarter, fair-housing compliant chatbot and search functions for their websites. The code is available on GitHub. Continue reading

As disruption mounts, top agents will be dominant: Jimmy Burgess

The CEO for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Beach Properties of Florida argued at Inman Connect Miami on Wednesday that real estate is like a race — and this moment is similar to a curve. Continue reading

Graceland saved from auction for now, court chancellor rules

The historic mansion where Elvis once lived will remain in the Presley family’s hands following a lawsuit filed by the actor Riley Keough, Elvis’ granddaughter, which alleged the company trying to sell it had committed fraud. Continue reading

How Mauricio Umansky turned an irate Kelsey Grammer into a client

“Mauricio, you are a scum bag,” Umansky recalled the Frasier actor shouting in a voice message. The Agency CEO shared how he converted Grammer during Inman Connect Miami on Wednesday. Continue reading

Existing-home sales dip in April — but rising inventory lifts high-end

Homes at the higher end of the market — priced at $1 million or more — enjoyed the spoils with inventory and sales rising by double digits from a year ago, according data released Wednesday by NAR. Continue reading

Tarek El Moussa talks cancer, tells agents to push through hardship

The star of “Flip or Flop” talked Tuesday at Inman Connect Miami about how professional hardships, cancer diagnoses and personal hardships paved his road to success. Continue reading

8 fair housing terms every agent should know

Keller Williams’ Julia Lashay Israel offers a glossary to help you navigate the complex landscape of fair housing regulations and provide fair and equal service to all clients. Continue reading

Lesson Learned: There are always problems. Your job is to solve them

Honesty, transparency and a knack for problem-solving are the keys to Coldwell Banker agent Robert Robinson’s service-oriented approach to success. Continue reading

 7 tips for using AI to find (and keep) real estate clients

In real estate, where every detail counts, AI can be the tool that sets you apart, Chris Pollinger writes. ChatGPT’s new update allows you to do more than ever before. Continue reading