Recruiting War ’24: Agents field new offers constantly, Intel finds

A slower market and a crowded brokerage landscape have shifted efforts from quantity to quality, new reporting and Intel survey results reveal. For agents, it’s now an unavoidable aspect of the job. Continue reading

WATCH: What commercial deals teach us about buyer commissions

U.S. commercial real estate commissions could show the way forward for residential buyer commissions. Joe Rath from Redfin, Russ Cofano of Collabra Technology, Ed Zorn from CRMLS and moderator James Dwiggins discuss how at Inman Connect New York. Continue reading

Collabra and Bright MLS team to give agents ad tech

Bright MLS subscribers will now get free access to Collabra’s AdBuilder and SphereIndex tools, which can be used within Bright’s platform. Continue reading

Collabra appoints former Bright MLS exec to board of directors

David Charron joins Collabra’s board as the real estate technology and analytics company makes a bid to partner with more multiple listing services. Continue reading

Stakes are incalculable for NAR as bombshell commission trial looms

Next week’s long-anticipated Sitzer/Burnett commission trial is only the most immediate threat to real estate’s most powerful trade organization as it navigates a series of existential challenges. Continue reading

The portal wars: Can any challenger seize the throne from Zillow?

Zillow has the most traffic, according to an analysis by Intel, but at least one rival is growing rapidly in what one observer compared to a Game of Thrones-style gauntlet run. Continue reading

As iBuyers struggle, agents rethink relationships with cash-offer kings

IBuyers like Opendoor and Offerpad once appeared poised to be an essential player in the nation’s biggest housing markets. Now, real estate agents say their role has diminished dramatically. Continue reading

Collabra launches ‘Credit Karma for real estate’ social media tool

“SphereBuilder” is designed to help real estate professionals figure out if their social media marketing is effective. The first tool will roll out in Denver, Colorado, and Huntsville, Alabama, the company said. Continue reading

The big iBuyers are getting brutalized in the stock market

Shares in Opendoor, Offerpad and Redfin all hit all-time low prices Friday. The milestones come after months of declines for companies across the real estate space. Continue reading

Collabra debuts market analytics and video tool, Market Spotlight

The tool, which is part of Collabra’s RElumio digital marketing platform, is designed to incorporate market data into listing videos with minimal effort — an industry 1st, the company says. Continue reading