Brad Inman: Stop worrying about fitting in and follow your dreams

The entrepreneur and founder of Inman Group gets why people don’t want to stand out. But there’s also risk in letting dreams go unfulfilled, he told the audience at an Inman real estate conference in Austin. Continue reading

Real estate is still processing Aug. 17 and Clear Cooperation

During a panel at Inman Connect Austin on Wednesday, Rachel Hocevar of Compass and Romeo Manzanilla of @properties Christie’s International Real Estate discussed the implications of industry shakeups. Continue reading

Agents ‘not buying’ industry pleas to keep Clear Cooperation rule

Inman Connect Austin kicked off with a spirited debate about Clear Cooperation and the disconnect between brokerage leaders and agents over whether to keep it. Continue reading

A fixture of Texas Realtor groups narrows in on ethics in real estate

Broker Romeo Manzanilla spoke to Inman ahead of his appearance at Connect Austin on Oct. 9 about raising professionalism in the real estate industry in the wake of NAR settlement changes. Continue reading

Elliman’s Stephen Kotler says the election is only a ‘little ripple’

The brokerage exec shared details about his day-to-day at Elliman, thoughts on current industry challenges and how, despite popular opinion, an election year typically has very little impact on the market. Continue reading

Lauren Bowen is leveraging her medical experience to train agents

Ahead of Inman Connect Austin on Oct. 9, the Florida-based Robert Slack team leader weighed in on the latest market challenges, training her agents on NAR’s rule changes and her plans for Texas. Continue reading

Now a Texas license holder, Tracy Tutor has entered her cowboy era

The Tracy Tutor Team founder told Inman about her recent transition into Texas, market challenges and her thoughts on hot-button industry issues like the Clear Cooperation policy. Continue reading

Ryan Rodenbeck on why buyer rep agreements just aren’t that hard

The Texas-based Spyglass Realty broker-owner spoke to Inman ahead of Austin Connect on Oct. 9, where he’ll emphasize the importance of agent training and buyer representation agreements. Continue reading

Moreland Properties’ Sarah Railey on ‘Where do we go from here?’

Like a car that was going 100 mph and has slowed down to 70 mph, Moreland Properties COO and broker of record says it’s “very healthy” that homes are taking a little longer to sell. Continue reading

Why Cord Shiflet avoids calling himself a Realtor ‘like the plague’

“NAR is about to get a wake up call,” the Moreland Properties agent told Inman in an interview that touched on Austin’s growing pains and NAR’s future ahead of his talk at Connect Austin in October. Continue reading