Ryan Rodenbeck on why buyer rep agreements just aren’t that hard

The Texas-based Spyglass Realty broker-owner spoke to Inman ahead of Austin Connect on Oct. 9, where he’ll emphasize the importance of agent training and buyer representation agreements. Continue reading

5 best tools and strategies for multifamily lease retention

It’s much easier to keep great tenants than to find them in the first place. That’s why an effective retention strategy is essential for multifamily investors, Michael Zaransky writes. Continue reading

Lessons learned from selling an ‘unsellable’ historic home in LA

Taking on the requirements and challenges of renovating and selling an historic home is not for the faint of heart, LA’s Craig Spano writes, but the rewards make it all worthwhile. Continue reading

3 reasons real estate agents should be investing in real estate

Implement the knowledge you already have to increase your income and grow your wealth as a real estate investor, investor and new Inman contributor Avery Carl writes. Continue reading

Synergy One acquiring national lender Mann Mortgage

Kalispell, Montana-based Mann Mortgage, which operated branches in states throughout the West and Southeast, had tangled with regulators in Idaho and Washington. Continue reading

NAR Chief Legal Officer Katie Johnson is ‘stepping down’

After a decade leading the trade group’s legal team — including through sexual harassment scandals and numerous anti-trust commission lawsuits — Johnson is leaving. Continue reading

Illinois homebuyers file new class-action commission suit

The suit names Equity Realtors, HomeSmart International and Fathom Realty as defendants. It also describes NAR as a co-conspirator, but doesn’t name the organization as a defendant. Continue reading

Florida broker arrested for laundering son’s escort profits

After 24 years of running an illegal escort service, mother-son crime duo Margareta von Lambert and Christopher Jelavic have been busted for using von Lambert’s real estate and art businesses to launder their profits. Von Lambert, 70, and Jelavic, 48, … Continue reading