EXCLUSIVE: The Agency’s new website design goes live

The first phase of the luxury brand’s new website design includes new video assets, imagery and informative pages that are adaptable by location, including new currency and property measurement options, the brokerage exclusively told Inman. Continue reading

EXp Realty continues international expansion with move into Poland

The announcement follows days after the brokerage made public its plans to expand operations into Chile, building on what has been a spurt of international expansion for the company. Continue reading

The international buyer pool dropped to a new low last year

Foreign buyers, either noncitizens living in the U.S. or those with permanent homes outside the country, scooped up 98,600 existing homes between April 2021 and March 2022, NAR reports. Continue reading

Moving abroad? Paul Brazell Acosta describes life as an agent in Spain

Interest in European markets, including those in Spain, has been growing in recent years. Expat and real estate broker Paul Brazell Acosta describes the personal and professional life you can expect should you decide to make the move. Continue reading

Ukraine student ends journey with friendship forged in Dallas luxury

When he came to the U.S., Ukraine native Denys Zaitsev couldn’t have anticipated the bond he’d build with Engel & Völkers broker Roxann Taylor — nor the community he’d embrace in Texas. Continue reading

Why the two ‘bombshell lawsuits’ will probably be duds

The certification of the class in Sitzer/Burnett v. NAR is only an initial procedural step in the litigation and there are serious issues with the plaintiff’s complaint, according to coach and author Bernice Ross. Still, however, the industry needs to … Continue reading

Canada tightening mortgage standards as home prices soar

Canada is tightening standards for mortgages over worries about rising home prices, with the Greater Toronto Area, Hamilton and Montréal markets particular causes for concern. Continue reading

Survival of the fittest: What will it take for businesses to outlast this pandemic?

International and historical data shows that as the pandemic spreads and more stringent lockdown measures are put in place, the volume of real estate transactions will drop significantly — up to 90 percent. Although the drop is temporary, only the most… Continue reading

Vancouver real estate board advises members against holding open houses

The real estate board in British Columbia advised members to stop holding open houses to minimize spread of coronavirus. Continue reading

The luxury market ‘is doing just fine’ — even amid shrinkage

Luxury buyers are gravitating away from the grand estate and toward properties with lots of amenities and little maintenance. Continue reading