Implement a listing-centered strategy with this 2-pronged plan

A group of prominent real estate voices laid out several actionable steps for building through a slow market at Inman Connect. Continue reading

DelPrete: How Zillow pressures its agent partners to plug mortgages

Zillow is shoring up its Home Loans business by ratcheting up pressure on Flex agents, who refer clients to the mortgage arm or risk losing future leads, tech advisor Mike DelPrete writes. Continue reading

Zillow acquires CRM Follow Up Boss, super app ‘mission’ ongoing

Zillow has acquired Follow Up Boss, one of the industry’s more popular customer relationship management solutions. Continue reading

How long can home prices hold out? Here’s how I see it

When will rising interest rates, low inventory and diminishing buyer hopes translate into falling home prices? Windermere Chief Economist Matthew Gardner crunches the numbers and looks at the possibilities of a correction. Continue reading

Verdict’s in: Brad Inman, experts break it down at Inman Connect

Join Brad Inman, Kendall Bonner and Russ Cofano at Virtual Connect on Wednesday as they tackle the historic Sitzer | Burnett ruling and what it means for you. It’s all part of a 2-day virtual ticket, just $149. Continue reading

The broker’s dilemma: To own or not to own; that is the question

New Inman contributor Lisa Troyano-Ascolese outlines the thought process behind starting or buying a brokerage and how to know if you’re really ready. Continue reading

Reach out, take names: 13 tips for beefing up your client database

Whether you’re just getting started or have been at it for a while, writes Inman contributor Luke Babich, you already know that finding potential clients is critical. Here are 13 tips to build and nurture your client base. Continue reading

‘Selling Sunset’ Season 7 drops on Netflix on Friday

A trailer for the new season of the real estate reality TV series suggests that broker Jason Oppenheim feels his LA office’s agents have slacked off during a sluggish market while “the agents in the OC work their asses off.” Continue reading

Sitzer attorney files new suit against Compass, Redfin, others

Michael Ketchmark filed the new lawsuit just moments after a jury sided with his clients in the Sitzer | Burnett case. The new suit claims another batch of companies committed a conspiracy Continue reading