Watson Salari Group makes it Official, leaves Coldwell Banker

Teammates Brent Watson and Marco Salari will become founding agents for Official in Los Angeles. The team has closed more than $2.75 billion in career sales. Continue reading

Agents should do what they’re good at, delegate the rest

Jill Biggs and Sean Soderstrom argued Wednesday at Inman Connect New York that leaders have to learn to find their specialties — and to delegate. Continue reading

New Jersey’s TheONE94Group joins Coldwell Banker Realty

TheONE94Group has joined Coldwell Banker Realty’s Ridgewood, New Jersey, office. The 20-person team has a lifetime sales volume of more than $80 million. Continue reading

As recruiting wars heat up, Coldwell Banker nabs Texas indie

The Tate Property Group joins Coldwell Banker as the recruiting of rockstar agents and teams remains one of the low-key most important trends in real estate. Continue reading

49% of agents sold either 1 home or none at all in the past year: CFA

Agent “glut” means part-timers are now the majority, leading to “widespread incompetence and pressure to maintain high commission rates,” according to the Consumer Federation of America. Continue reading

The 31 biggest residential deals of 2023 commanded $50M or more

New York City and Palm Beach saw the greatest number of high-end luxury sales this year, while Los Angeles, marred by the new mansion tax, did not make the list. Continue reading

Luxury buyers are clamoring for a Zen-like home heading into 2024

Coldwell Banker Global Luxury transformed a recent home trends survey of 200 luxury agents into a shoppable “Best of the Best” guide of luxury home products. The result shows luxury homeowners crave serenity now more than ever. Continue reading

Seattle-based Coldwell Banker franchise ditches NAR

The company is the latest of several to step away from the National Association of Realtors, which has suffered both a scandal and legal defeats in recent months. Continue reading

What other cities can learn from LA’s rocky ‘mansion tax’ rollout

LA’s new tax on high-priced property sales has been a drag on the real estate industry while raising far less revenue than the city expected, an Intel analysis suggests. Continue reading

Commission lawsuits are piling up. Keep track of them all right here

In the wake of the Sitzer | Burnett verdict, the number of bombshell lawsuits has rapidly multiplied — putting more pressure than ever on real estate’s status quo. Here’s a rundown of all the cases. Continue reading