@properties founders launch agent-oriented podcast

Major Chicago-based brokerage @properties announced this week that it has launched a new podcast in which the firm’s founders discuss various industry issues that matter to their agents. Continue reading

Invasion of the iSquatters: What happens when iBuyer self-tours go wrong?

iBuyers including Opendoor and Offerpad have drawn tech-savvy squatters who gain access to homes through company apps in a bid to find shelter or abuse drugs. Continue reading

IRenter Blueground raises another $50M

Blueground, a proxy landlord that rents apartments from landlords and then subleases them to business travelers and well-heeled new arrivals, has raised an additional $50 million in a Series B funding round. Continue reading

Pulse: How do you overcome ‘Zillow told us our house is worth more’?

Real estate agents handle countless objections from clients and prospects in their daily course of business. We want to hear yours. Take this one-question survey to share your top objection handler for contending with the Zestimate. Continue reading

5 must-do’s for brand new real estate agents

Here are five essential decisions you must make as you launch your real estate career. If you’re still hanging back on some of these, you might be setting yourself up to become one of the statistics. Continue reading

Smart-home tech for agents: Top 10 automations

In this weekly column, hosts Brandon Doyle and Colton Pratt walk through smart-home products and showcase their capabilities while reviewing pros and cons. This week, automation. Wireless technologies, sensors and voice activation mean that you can con… Continue reading

In order to stand out, these agents lit up this $49.5M home in neon

The expansive Neoclassical mansion in Los Angeles was decked out with 17 art installations by light artist Olivia Steele. Continue reading

To get rich in real estate, you have to understand 1 simple reality

Most salary surveys will tell you that the average salary for a real estate agent in the U.S. is just $40,000 a year. Continue reading

Fires imperil wealthy Los Angeles neighborhoods, celebrity homes

On Monday, the Los Angeles Fire Department gave evacuation orders for 200 homes. Stars including Tyra Banks, Reese Witherspoon and Adam Levine live nearby. Continue reading