In a presentation at Inman Connect, real estate consultant Michael DelPrete said Opendoor’s “nightmare scenario” is 160,000 Keller Williams agents “in people’s living rooms and kitchens waving around an iBuyer brochure and saying, ‘We do that, too.” Continue reading
Consumers who are used to being able to buy things with a single click want a similar experience when purchasing real estate — and they’re pushing the industry to innovate in complex areas that have long resisted disruption. Continue reading
BlackRock lifted its stake in RE/MAX Holdings by 5.2 percent in the third quarter, elevating its total ownership of the real estate franchisor to 15.2 percent. Continue reading
Merritt Hummer, a principal at Bain who spoke with Harris and during a second Inman Connect session Friday, also painted iBuyers as antagonists to consumers themselves. Continue reading
Keller Williams Director of Innovation Adi Pavlovic spoke Thursday at Inman Connect, explaining what a platform is and why it matters for real estate pros. Continue reading
As agents move their work online and market themselves as digital service providers, they need to consider what happens to the data they share. Continue reading
Visits with your doctor and to a laboratory test site at least once annually, and often more frequently, are routine health maintenance events for older adults who want to be proactive about their health and well-being. Typically, however, doctor offic… Continue reading
At the Inman Connect New York 2019 real estate conference on Wednesday, a panel consisting of 20-something members of “Generation Z” stressed that although they believe technology is important, it’s not the only integral aspect of buying a home. Continue reading
Sometime in the future, the real estate industry will whittle itself to just four brokerage models, said Robert Reffkin, CEO of Compass. Continue reading
There are plenty of ways technology can augment your business as a real estate agent. Wendy Forsythe, the chief operating officer of HomeSmart Real Estate, and Katie Ragusa, the vice president of product for TRIBUS, highlighted 10 tech trends for agent… Continue reading