Backflip excels in funding, facilitating home investing: Tech Review

Backflip is an outstanding example of just how well technology can flatten the long-manual, vexing real estate practice of finding and eventually flipping, single family properties. Continue reading

How this digital marketing expert provides ‘aha moments’ for agents

As part of his Snapshot series, Brandon Doyle shares how this owner of Just Sell Homes helps clients translate their marketing message into meaningful connections. Continue reading

How to plant your geo-farm to harvest closed sales this fall

Know you need to create a farm, but not sure where to start? This step-by-step guide from Jimmy Burgess will help you choose your neighborhoods and market them effectively. Continue reading

The shiny objects keeping you from serving your clients

Don’t just sit back and wait for things to happen. Find the home your buyer clients are looking for and help them get to the closing table. Continue reading

Bright MLS breaks with NAR policy on commissions

Starting Aug. 9, the nation’s second-largest MLS will allow listing brokers to offer buyer brokers nothing in compensation, according to an announcement from Bright. Continue reading

Anywhere vet Simon Chen is new CEO of bridge loan provider Arrival

The San Francisco-based startup lets homeowners tap their equity to obtain bridge loans and submit a “cash-equivalent offer” on their next home. Continue reading

Compass nabs ‘star’ New York City agent and team from SERHANT.

Maggie Wu is the latest of many agents to “boomerang” back to Compass after briefly leaving for another company. She leads the 4-person W Team which closed $102 million in sales last year. Continue reading

Josh Flagg buys $4.25M Miami home with business partners

The “Million Dollar Listing” star Josh Flagg bought the Mediterranean-style villa, which originally asked $4.45 million, with business partners Adam Rubin and Andrew Shanfeld, according to a report. Last year, he bought a $9.2 million property in Bever… Continue reading

Doma sells off more title operations in Texas and Midwest

Deals with Capital Title of Texas and Near North Title Group follow the sale of 22 retail title locations and operations centers in California to Williston Financial Group in May. Continue reading

Coldwell Banker recruits California power team away from Compass

The Swann Group’s agents are the latest of hundreds who have moved from Compass to Coldwell Banker over the past year, the latter brokerage told Inman this week. Continue reading