Keller Williams’ goal for 2023? ‘Someone has to sell a damn house’

Keller Williams President Marc King told Inman he was confident in the brokerage’s path to success in 2023 despite a few bumps on the road to becoming the “Disneyland” of real estate. Continue reading

Keller Williams posts ‘less than pleasing’ 3% drop in sales volume

After four straight quarters of declines in transaction volume, new listings, projected closings and written contract volume, Keller Williams’ year-to-date sales volume finally took a three percent tumble to $414.7 billion. Continue reading

EXCLUSIVE: Read Inman’s Industry Blueprint for a Changing Market

At CEO Connect in Las Vegas, the real estate industry’s top leaders collaborated to create our first-ever “Industry Blueprint for a Changing Market.” Continue reading

WATCH: Marc King and Nick Bailey trade jokes at Connect Las Vegas

RE/MAX CEO Nick Bailey and Keller Williams President Marc King, two of real estate’s highest profile leaders, teased each other on stage, then counseled agents to focus on fundamentals. Continue reading

Keller Williams Q2 revenue rises 1% to $146.8B amid inventory woes

Market headwinds clobbered Keller Williams transaction volume for the third consecutive quarter, according to earnings Thursday. However, sales volume and agent count remained steady. Continue reading

Keller Williams parent company CEO Carl Liebert departs

Carl Liebert took the reins of Keller Williams parent company kwx in 2020. Following his departure, top executives will now report directly to company co-founder Gary Keller. Continue reading

Does a good earnings season foreshadow trouble ahead?

Many real estate companies did very well during the first quarter of 2022, but their leaders also repeatedly mentioned the specter of “headwinds” on the horizon. Continue reading

Keller Williams posts $108B in sales volume as transactions fall in Q1

The Texas-based franchisor’s transaction and sales volume see-sawed for the third quarter in a row, as record home price growth bolstered commissions, according to a Q1 earnings report. Continue reading

Inman Connect returns: Big parties, tech’s reckoning and a Zillow pile-on

The event wrapped up this week after a two-year, pandemic-forced hiatus — and highlighted all the ways the real estate industry is still evolving. Continue reading

Can buying a home be as easy as pie? KW tapped Domino’s engineer to see

As the real estate market continues its frenzied pace, real estate companies are quickening their race to create the industry’s best end-to-end digital transaction experience for agents and consumers. Although the pieces are still coming together, Kell… Continue reading