How to create an environment for women to become leaders in real estate

Although there are many women in real estate, there are far fewer in leadership roles. Correcting the imbalance requires everyone to lean in and create a culture that allows all to thrive, team leader Adam Hergenrother said. Continue reading

Challenges, pitfalls and sage advice: Starting your own brokerage

Despite their prominent role in the industry, many women struggle to step into leadership positions as brokers and brokerage owners. Based on extensive research and anecdotal evidence, here are some of the challenges women face and how to overcome them. Continue reading

Placester’s Agent Manager helps agents get online faster

Website design and marketing company Placester announced in a press release the launch of Agent Manager, a collection of features to empower top-down web presence management and digital marketing capabilities. Continue reading

@properties CEO on the ups and downs of being an indie brokerage

“Cards get stacked against indies,” said Thad Wong, @properties co-founder and CEO, during Connect Now when discussing the challenges of being an independent brokerage. But he also explained why he wouldn’t have it any other way. Continue reading

The top things we learned about luxury at ICLV 2021

From where the market is headed to how to succeed with authenticity in marketing and branding, this year’s Luxury Connect packed a punch. Inman unpacks the event. Continue reading

World’s most expensive home listed for $547M

The Villa Aurora in Rome contains the only mural Italy’s best-known baroque painter — Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio — ever completed. Continue reading

What does the word ‘luxury’ even mean in 2021? Agents have their say

More than a dozen agents weighed in with Inman in October on what “luxury” means to them in the wake of a life-threatening virus, economic uncertainty and a rapidly growing wealth gap Continue reading

Meditation rooms & ‘show showers’: What luxury buyers want right now

Luxury real estate agent Ivan Estrada and luxury residential developer Tyler Jones explain how the pandemic has impacted buyers’ wish lists and must-haves at Inman Connect. Continue reading

The luxury home of the future is all about blurring boundaries

A deep integration with nature, more space and high-end smart home features are just some of the things luxury buyers will demand in their future homes. Continue reading

Luxury Presence launches referral network for top brokers

The Santa Monica-based marketing startup, which raised $5.4 million in 2020, is launching Global Collective, a referral network for agents who have brought in more than $1 billion in sales. Continue reading