Nest Realty buys back company shares from @properties

Three years after entering into an agreement with @properties, Nest Realty’s partners have regained ownership of the brokerage, which is now fully independent, Inman reports exclusively. Continue reading

Nest Seekers expands further into Europe with Italy, Portugal offices

Prior to this expansion, Nest Seekers had European locations across the U.K. and Spain, as well as other international offices in Korea and Mexico. The new offices will be headquartered in Milan and Lisbon. Continue reading

Real estate adds fewer jobs in an otherwise strong US hiring month

The start of spring usually marks more brokerage transactions and ramped-up construction schedules. But payroll growth was weaker in March, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Continue reading

Home sales are cooling — but the competition is red hot. What gives?

New listings plunged 21.8 percent from a year ago, marking one of the most significant annual drops since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a new analysis of housing inventory by Redfin. Continue reading

Anthony Hitt: E&V looks to future while doubling down on the basics

Following a brand “refinement,” Engel & Völkers will continue rolling out additional technology updates to better arm agents to serve the clients of tomorrow, all while sticking to its core values, Hitt told Inman. Continue reading

Mortgage, tech experts invited to brainstorm ideas at ‘TechSprint’

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s federal regulator will host Velocity TechSprint, a problem-solving challenge for product developers and data scientists in nation’s capital July 10-13. Continue reading

Twitter’s open source code is the final nail in the (marketing) coffin

Should you continue marketing your real estate business on Twitter? The algorithm’s open-source code reveals that it may not be as useful a platform as it once was, and it could be time for agents to focus their social media marketing elsewhere. Continue reading

Run a better real estate business with Formations: Tech Review

Formations helps real estate agents smartly manage their annual tax commitments and monitor long-term financial performance. Continue reading