On Labor Day, Workers Celebrate the Benefits of Union Membership

Librarians. Airplane mechanics. Radiologists. Letter carriers. Musicians. Hotel workers. Glaziers. Actors. House painters. Labor unions represent individuals in these professions and others, well beyond the more commonly known unionized jobs such as te… 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

The Real Word: Are ‘Fixer Upper’ homes harder to sell?

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, Chip and Joanna Gaines’ “Fixer Upper” is uber popular thanks to HGTV, but it’s also reported that those makeover homes are tough sells. Continue reading

Why Realtors need a legit apprentice training program

At its best, being a Realtor is one of the greatest professions. We are business owners and have the opportunity to help people navigate a very stressful situation, usually at transitional times in their lives. Yet the training in our industry is under… Continue reading

Locals, not Amazon workers, are buying property near HQ2

Investors and local residents are snapping up properties near Amazon’s second headquarters in Crystal City, Virginia, in anticipation of the tech workers to come. Continue reading

WATCH: To keep good agents, fire the bad ones

It’s one thing to recruit great agents, but they do your brokerage no good if you’re not able to keep them. How can you incentive top producing agents to stick around for the long term? Two brokerage owners shared their advice at Inman Connect Las Vega… Continue reading

An estimated $4B will flow to U.S. proptech companies in 2019 – that’s just the beginning

An estimated $4 billion is forecasted to flow into the U.S. real estate technology (proptech) space in 2019, a record for the industry, according to a new report from CB Insights, but experts in the space say the industry hasn’t come close to reaching … Continue reading

KW advises charging 0% to clients who sell to Offerpad

Keller Williams Realty is advising its agents to charge nothing to clients who sell to the iBuyer Offerpad and instead to only accept payment from Offerpad in the form of a 1 percent commission. Continue reading

WATCH: Why talent recruitment is the most important thing you can do

During Inman Connect Las Vegas, three brokerages shared their recruiting strategies and best practices that you can apply to your business. Continue reading

Why isn’t there more MLS consolidation? 3 benefits members could reap

With all the advantages that come with consolidations and mergers, some associations still find it difficult. But why? I’m a member of two associations that were recently on the verge of becoming one. Unfortunately, due to lack of member votes and the … Continue reading