Brad Inman challenges agents to embrace the future: ‘This is your time’

The real estate industry has been in an era of rapid digitization for the past decade, and venture capitalists are pushing fast-forward on a future where transactions are as simple as buying a new car. Although that future terrifies most agents, Inman … Continue reading

Female agents: Stop waiting for permission to become a leader

A powerhouse group of female real estate leaders took the Inman Connect Las Vegas stage on Wednesday to share their stories and encourage other women in the industry to be empowered and step into their own as leaders. Continue reading

New Redfin tool allows shoppers to phone a friend with FaceTime

The feature lets buyers hop on a FaceTime call with their agents and others, browse listings and share their favorites with the group. Continue reading

To master recruiting, Kris Lindahl says educate — and collect data

Team-owned brokerage CEO Kris Lindahl spoke about his brokerage’s scholarship program at Inman Connect Las Vegas on Tuesday. Continue reading

20 Best Personal Finance and Small Business Digital Tools

Sometimes reaching your personal or business goals comes down to using the right tools. Laura reviews 20 of her favorite free or low-cost digital tools you can try out to make better money decisions, save money, be more productive, and have more success. Continue reading

Opendoor to make iBuyer offers on listings in real-time at realtor.com

Users of realtor.com will now be able to see a preliminary offer from Opendoor in real-time via the search portal’s My Home dashboard, it was announced Wednesday. Continue reading

Maxwell will use $52.5M Series C raise to help small, midsize lenders

Local knowledge and relationships could give smaller lenders a leg up in purchase-mortgage driven market — if they have the right technology. Continue reading

China considers something new — mandating a national property tax

The nation remains one of the few world powers without widespread taxes on real estate values. But that could soon change. Continue reading