Bidding wars pick up in San Francisco amid tech IPOs

A new report from Redfin suggests a host of new IPOs is having a significant impact on the already expensive local housing market. Continue reading

Alexa who? Yotelpad Miami will offer robot butlers

In the underway Miami location, Yotelpad partnered with a company called TechMetics to roll-out three robotic hospitality robots to assist owners and, of course, add the appeal of futuristic smarts to the marketing literature. Continue reading

Miami agents say they’re not worried about climate change

An online magazine reporter went undercover as a homebuyer in Miami to find out what Realtors had to say about flooding and sea-level rise. The piece ultimately doesn’t explicitly push any one remedy or another for these various problems. However, the … Continue reading

Miami power agents The Jills rebrand, join forces with the Zeder Team

Changes are afoot for Miami’s most well-known real estate duo — the Jills are forming a new company through a collaboration with the Zeder Team. Continue reading

Zillow will buy and sell homes in five more cities

Zillow Offers, the direct-to-consumer homebuying and selling platform from the Seattle-based real estate tech titan, is coming to Miami, Minneapolis, Nashville, Orlando and Portland this year. Zillow said it will operate in all those markets by the fal… Continue reading

Miami Association of Realtors partners with Mexican trade group

The Miami Association of Realtors has inked partnerships with 15 local chapters of the Mexican Association of Real Estate Professionals.  Continue reading

Here’s how Americans are envisioning their retirement years

According to a survey of 2,000 respondents by Provision Living Senior Living Communities, 52 percent of Americans say they think about retirement four or more times per week. Continue reading

Lil’ Wayne buys a new Miami Beach mansion for $17M

A year after selling his 15,000-square-foot La Gorce Island mansion for $10 million, Lil’ Wayne has nabbed an Allison Island listing for $17 million. Continue reading

Lesson Learned: Success is inevitable if you’re following your passion

In this weekly column, real estate agents across the nation share stories of the lessons they’ve learned during their time in the industry. This week, Nest Seekers broker Johnny Mansilla shares his thoughts on having an open mind and an open heart thro… Continue reading

Miami agent avoids prison for extortion of high-profile rivals, ‘The Jills’

South Beach Realtor Kevin Tomlinson avoided jail time after being found guilty on extortion charges in June for allegedly demanding $800,000 from rivals Jill Hertzberg and Jill Eber, a high-profile luxury real estate duo known as “The Jills.” Continue reading