3 big mistakes agents make when choosing a brokerage

At the Inman Connect New York 2019 conference on Tuesday, RE/MAX Advance Realty II broker-owner Anthony Askowitz and Coldwell Banker Schmidt Family of Companies Ohio president Felicia Hengle revealed three major mistakes agents should avoid when pickin… Continue reading

Knock CEO: half of all home sales will go to iBuyers in 10 years

Knock CEO and co-founder Sean Black believes in 5-10 years more than 50 percent of sellers will be selling their homes to a company, rather than a person. Continue reading

10 trends agents need to know in a shifting market

As a real estate agent in a turning market, what do you need to know to put your success first? Joe Rand and Katie Kossev go through their top 10 onstage at Inman Connect New York. Continue reading

The Agency CEO dismisses Purplebricks agents as ‘plumbers’

Mauricio Umansky, the outspoken chief executive of The Agency in Beverly Hills, taunted the US CEO of Purplebricks during an Inman Connect panel Tuesday. Continue reading

5 marketing trends you can’t miss in 2019

If you’re an agent or broker planning for the year, considering new marketing methods and reflecting on what did and didn’t work last year, here are the top five real estate marketing trends you should pay attention to. Continue reading

How to recruit top agents like the big dogs: Part 2

For small and indie brokers to compete against the big dogs when recruiting, they must be able to articulate their strengths, uncover the agent’s motivation for leaving their present firm and provide them with concrete strategies to help them build the… Continue reading

How to balance your real estate career and personal life

When describing her unique family situation onstage at ICNY, Stephanie Lanier explained, ”We really got into real estate for the flexibility and the financial income — remember why you’re doing it.” Continue reading

Ricoh Tours unveils new ads using 360-degree footage

Using the popular Theta V camera, agents can now use immersive listing video in their banner advertising campaigns, the company announced. Continue reading