Leslie Rouda Smith follows in her father’s footsteps as NAR’s 2022 president as turnover within the group’s leadership team veered toward women for the first time since its founding in 1908. Continue reading
Ben Kinney and Chris Suarez’s company Place, launched last year, offers business infrastructure support to targeted, high-producing agents, ranging from accounting to marketing, transaction and CRM technology products. Continue reading
Second straight week of increases in purchase loan applications following rate reversal suggests stronger sales activity in the weeks to come, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Continue reading
Six months after securing its most significant funding round yet, cash-offer startup Homeward is aiming to raise the bar once again with the launch of 20 new markets before the end of 2022. Continue reading
EXp founder Glenn Sanford said his company should have half a million agents in five years. We asked some experts if that was realistic. Continue reading
A super-sized transaction management and referral platform, a new client dashboard and continued market expansion are all at the heart of Compass’ mission to create “clients for life.” Continue reading
Compass CEO Robert Reffkin kicked off his brokerage’s first in-person conference in over a year with a reflection on how COVID changed him and the company. Continue reading
In a wide-ranging speech on the real estate market at Inman Connect Las Vegas, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman expressed skepticism about the potential growth of iBuying. Watch the entire presentation here. Continue reading
Sagent says its servicing platforms provide “a bank-on-your-phone experience to consumers so they can manage their entire homeownership lifecycle anytime, from any device.” Continue reading
Claiming your work costs the buyer nothing is misleading, at best. It’s also a weak way to market and brand yourself. Here’s why Jay Thompson says you’re better than that and fully supports National Association of Realtors’ policy changes. Continue reading