Fake real estate agent used Trulia, Zillow to fleece renters: Police

Ricardo Gonzalez, 59, reportedly scoured the real estate sites for available rental properties and to collect broker fees. Continue reading

How serious are Zillow and Redfin about iBuying?

Zillow’s entry was in part a response to an existential threat to its business model, and much of the value it might derive is not from buying and selling houses at all, but rather by generating valuable seller leads. Which begs the question: How serio… Continue reading

3 ways 5G will (eventually) change real estate, data and your home

Real estate experts share with Inman how 5G technology will eventually impact smart-home tech, data aggregation and our cities. Continue reading

Inman News quiz: Think you’re on top of the week’s biggest stories?

The real estate industry threw some curveballs. Take Inman’s real estate news quiz to demonstrate how strong your talking points and cocktail banter are this week. Continue reading

iBuying giant Opendoor to begin offering home loans

iBuying behemoth Opendoor announced Thursday that it has launched its own mortgage lending service, marking the company’s latest move to completely upend the real estate industry. Opendoor Home Loans is now live in Texas markets Dallas-Fort Worth, Aust… Continue reading

RE/MAX Select finds success with Zillow after ditching realtor.com

The brokerage was once the second-highest spender on realtor.com. Now the company is finding new success with Zillow’s Premier Broker. Continue reading

Are buyer’s agents becoming obsolete? This agent says yes

Kerry Grinkmeyer, a retired financial adviser who now works as a luxury listing agent, points to three signs that buyer’s agents won’t be a thing in five years. Continue reading