A former eXp president has joined startup brokerage Side

Former eXp Realty President Vikki Bartholomae is officially joining real estate startup Side as the chief of agent success, the company announced Tuesday.  Continue reading

Chinese billionaire buys $75M mansion after browsing Zillow

A Chinese billionaire made an all-cash offer on a luxury Bel Air estate owned by The Arya Group builder Ardie Tavangarian and his wife Tania after finding it on Zillow. Continue reading

Keller Williams mega agent raises $25M for startup Homeward

Homeward founder and CEO Tim Heyl wants to ease the transaction process while keeping agents at the center of the homebuying and selling process. Continue reading

Against the grain: 2 female leaders shaking up the industry

Kenya Burrell-VanWormer won the 2018 Inman Person of the Year award for leading HAR’s opposition to NAR’s proposed dues increase. Nikki Beauchamp, the president-elect for FIABCI USA, was one of the lone voices advocating for change when it came to rest… Continue reading

Lesson Learned: Make education the first pillar of your business

Each week, we talk to agents across the country about what they’ve learned along the way (and what they wish they had known as new agents). This week, third generation D.C. agent Jonathan Addison. Continue reading

How this startup helps me ‘glide’ through disclosures

Glide, a San Francisco startup, aims to modernize the way agents and clients handle the disclosure process and make their lives easier too. Continue reading

The Nanny Cam and other privacy issues in real estate

They’re everywhere: doorbell cameras in the entryway. Security cameras on the roof. Spy cams in the living room. And who can blame homeowners for embracing them? They want to protect their family, their investment. Continue reading

Email marketing isn’t dead. But how you use it might be.

Every time industry pundits from across verticals proclaim that the inbox is on the outs, research says otherwise. That’s because email marketers do what any business, channel, or even lifeform must do to survive: they evolve. Continue reading