Quick and easy ways to winterize homes before they hit the market

Between holiday entertaining and plunging temperatures, energy bills go up in the winter. Here are a few tips to help homeowners save energy and cash. Continue reading

How to explain to sellers that the market is turning

Sales are down, prices are flat and real estate professionals across the U.S. are seeing signs of a housing market slowdown. But there’s one group that might not yet have gotten the memo: sellers. Continue reading

10 things real estate agents can be thankful for this year

At my brokerage, we asked our agents to list 100 things they’re grateful for. Here are 10 of the universal themes from those agent- and staff-created lists, compiled together to remind us all what we can be thankful for this holiday season.  Continue reading

Connect the Speakers: Scott Lockhart on data privacy and real estate

Do you know how GDPR is going to affect how you build your real estate website and operate your business? Scott Lockhart does. Continue reading

Opendoor files for $300M ‘property acquisition fund’

The offering differs from the sort of funding that Opendoor — a so-called “iBuyer” that uses technology to quickly buy and resell homes — has publicly filed for in the past, appearing to mark a bid by the firm to finance property purchases in a new way… Continue reading

LoanDepot originator’s email to Realtor ignites blowback

A mortgage originator with loanDepot in California tried to poach a Realtor that had worked with a mortgage broker on multiple transactions, the company confirmed to Inman after an email detailing the allegations was made public. Continue reading