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71% of real estate agents didn’t close any deals last year

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At Inman Connect New York, Redfin’s Joe Rath broke down the views of active agents in the industry, who make up less than a third of all Realtors. Continue reading →

Venture capitalists: Proptech founders need tenacity

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At Inman Connect New York, a group of VCs agreed that every new company wanting money needs a leader with the courage to bleed for their company. Continue reading →

Elliman’s Michael Liebowitz says the brand is all about ‘expertise’

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The new CEO and chairman of Douglas Elliman made his debut on the Inman Connect New York stage on Friday, sharing his big ideas for how the brand plans to be an industry disrupter while maintaining its reputation as a leader in luxury. Continue reading →

Former HUD Secretary: We need big ideas on affordable housing

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At her first ICNY appearance, former HUD Acting Secretary Adrienne Todman talked about missed opportunities to improve inventory and why it’s will — not funds — keeping the U.S. from solving the affordable housing crisis. Continue reading →

Nykia Wright vows transparency, turnaround as NAR chief executive

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During her first appearance at an Inman Connect event, Wright said she previously brought another entity back “from the brink of extinction and irrelevance” and will now do the same at NAR. Continue reading →

Real estate lawyers take big stand against agent commission sharing

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CRMLS General Counsel Ed Zorn and Leading Real Estate Companies of the World Chief Legal Officer Jessica Edgerton warned agents not to fall back on old practices, like sharing commissions. Continue reading →

Use software to automate the small stuff, tech leaders advise

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Courted CEO Sean Soderstrom, Zoocasa CEO Carrie Lysenko and Bramlett Residential Real Estate owner Eric Bramlett debated the impact technology has on homes sales Thursday at ICNY. Continue reading →

Recruiting isn’t always about who’s the best, but who’s the best fit

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Recruiting and retaining agents is all about finding the people who are already the right fit for your culture and business model, brokers at Connect NYC say. Continue reading →

AI’s potential for real estate agents is vast, ICNY panelists argue

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Industry leaders said Thursday that artificial intelligence is lowering the cost of producing content and that in the future it will make home searches better and more useful. Continue reading →