WATCH: Getting transparent about top teams’ finances

What do the models look like for the teams with the highest profit margins? Vija Williams, KW’s Matt Fetick Real Estate Team’s Matt Fetick and Halstead’s Louise Phillips Forbes get real about their financial IQ onstage at Inman Connect New York.  Continue reading

Compass loves New York MLS

Compass, the heavily funded real estate brokerage, has signed-on to send its listings directly to New York MLS, the city’s only multiple listing service. Continue reading

RealScout gains major partners for buyer data-sharing initiative

A trio of real estate brokerages are undertaking an initiative to share buyer data and habits among fellow brokerages with the help of RealScout. Continue reading

Luxury Connect: The biggest news and takeaways

The industry’s top agents descended on Los Angeles this week from all corners of the globe to network, make new connections and hear advice on how to take their business to the next level. Continue reading

Want to level up? Than become a wealth manager, not just an agent

When catering to wealthy clients, one way to ensure repeat business is to become a wealth manager rather than simply a real estate agent. Continue reading

NYC brokerages unite to launch ‘game-changing’ data platform

Leading residential brokerages in New York City are uniting to offer a new level of transparency to the way consumers and brokers search property. The effort is being called a “game-changer” by high-ranking executives involved in its launch. Continue reading

REBNY to honor 7 NYC real estate leaders at annual awards banquet

The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) announced the yearly winners of the trade associations top awards for outstanding professional success and exceptional contributions to the industry. Continue reading

Luxury Connect: Diane Ramirez on what it takes to advise luxury clients about wealth

“Wealthy clients aren’t buying their one and only home,” notes Diane Ramirez, a luxury real estate pro in New York. “Sometimes it’s the fifth or sixth.” Continue reading