Author Archives: Brad Inman

What is Keller Williams’ valuation?

By Brad Inman | December 27, 2019 - 9:00 am |December 27, 2019 Uncategorized

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As much as $2 billion, making Gary Keller a billionaire. Continue reading →

A brief history of Mar-a-Lago on impeachment day

By Brad Inman | December 18, 2019 - 3:35 pm |December 18, 2019 Uncategorized

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The opulent 126-room, 62,500-square-foot mansion was built almost 100 years ago in the roaring 20s by cereal-company heiress and socialite Marjorie Merriweather Post. Continue reading →

The year of the homeseller

By Brad Inman | December 16, 2019 - 4:19 pm |December 16, 2019 Uncategorized

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Twenty-five plus years into the real estate digital revolution and most of the money and innovation has been focused on helping homebuyers. That’s about to change. Continue reading →

A NAR name change, retirements and a big IPO: My 2020 predictions

By Brad Inman | December 9, 2019 - 5:05 pm |December 9, 2019 Uncategorized

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For Compass, the National Association of Realtors, MoxiWorks and Realogy, 2020 will be a rollercoaster ride. Continue reading →

Everything is public. Is the real estate industry ready?

By Brad Inman | November 14, 2019 - 2:58 pm |November 14, 2019 Uncategorized

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If you step back and look at the recent debate about pocket listings it was about transparency. Make listings available for everyone to see instantly. No holding back. Continue reading →

Showdown in San Francisco: High drama, huge stakes at NAR

By Brad Inman | November 5, 2019 - 2:56 pm |November 5, 2019 Uncategorized

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This week, NAR members gather to face another set of tough decisions about the future of real estate. This time, pocket listings take center stage. Continue reading →

Agent cutting, like TV cord cutting, is hitting industry hard

By Brad Inman | October 21, 2019 - 2:06 pm |October 21, 2019 Uncategorized

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Real estate is experiencing its version of cord-cutting, as more consumers go directly to the listing agent to buy a home. Continue reading →

The scourge of untested novelties in real estate

By Brad Inman | October 7, 2019 - 3:06 pm |October 7, 2019 Uncategorized

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Some innovations — novel or not, untested or not — change how the real estate industry works. Others fall by the wayside. Continue reading →

Imagine hands-free computing for real estate

By Brad Inman | September 30, 2019 - 1:48 pm |September 30, 2019 Uncategorized

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Voice recognition technology and a new generation of wearables will transform the way we buy and sell property. Continue reading →

A new vision for luxury

By Brad Inman | September 18, 2019 - 3:12 pm |September 18, 2019 Uncategorized

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Parts of the U.S. luxury scene still revel in gilded age-like spirit, but the idea of bigger, bolder and flashier homes is not playing well in markets where mega mansions sit idle. Continue reading →