Tag Archives: Industry News

Report: Houzz lays off 180 employees, eyes IPO

By Teke Wiggin | January 29, 2019 - 7:27 pm |January 29, 2019 Uncategorized

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The company reportedly recently laid off 110 people in Britain and Germany and 70 in the U.S., amounting to roughly 10 percent of the company.  Continue reading →

Today’s disrupters aren’t all that disruptive: Howard Hanna

By Jim Dalrymple II | January 29, 2019 - 7:12 pm |January 29, 2019 Uncategorized

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Howard “Hoby” Hanna has been in real estate for 26 years and runs a company founded by his grandfather. And in his opinion, today’s disrupters aren’t all that disruptive. Continue reading →

Short-term rental platform Recharge adds private homes

By Gabriela Barkho | January 29, 2019 - 6:32 pm |January 29, 2019 Uncategorized

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Now the company is taking on Airbnb. But instead of booking a private home or room for a night like in traditional lodging, Recharge lets renters grab space for as little as 30 minutes for taking a nap. Continue reading →

The Agency CEO dismisses Purplebricks agents as ‘plumbers’

By Jim Dalrymple II | January 29, 2019 - 3:59 pm |January 29, 2019 Uncategorized

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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 →

Compass pumps the breaks: No new markets in 2019

By Patrick Kearns | January 29, 2019 - 3:00 pm |January 29, 2019 Uncategorized

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Compass opened offices nationwide in 2018, but they won’t be going into any new markets in 2019, according to CEO Robert Reffkin. Continue reading →

Propertybase acquires lead gen firm BoldLeads

By Jim Dalrymple II | January 29, 2019 - 2:00 pm |January 29, 2019 Uncategorized

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BoldLeads claims to have done over $15 million in online advertising and will only market for a single agent at a time in any particular zip code. Continue reading →

How to balance your real estate career and personal life

By Jim Dalrymple II | January 28, 2019 - 10:35 pm |January 28, 2019 Uncategorized

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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 →

2 ‘absolutely awful’ questions agents should hold off asking

By Jotham ​Sederstrom | January 28, 2019 - 9:06 pm |January 28, 2019 Uncategorized

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So when Anthony Lamacchia, the firm’s chief executive, warns never to start a conversation with a prospective clients by asking these two “absolutely awful” questions, take notice — no matter how unorthodox his advice may seem. Continue reading →

How to launch a successful brokerage with a mere $1,000

By Patrick Kearns | January 28, 2019 - 8:53 pm |January 28, 2019 Uncategorized

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Courtney Poulos, the broker-owner of Acme Real Estate, started her Los Angeles-based real estate brokerage for the low, low price of $1,000 a month in rent. Continue reading →

How to build a killer mobile app

By Veronika Bondarenko | January 28, 2019 - 8:17 pm |January 28, 2019 Uncategorized

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At Hacker Connect on Monday, ShowMeNow founder Sean Thomas, whose app was acquired by eXp Realty, offers tips to real estate professionals considering starting an app. Continue reading →