Author Archives: Patrick Kearns

Howard Hanna’s president predicts a slow ‘V curve’ rebound

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Hoby Hanna, an executive at one of the largest real estate brokerages in the country, believes the housing market will rebound — slowly. Continue reading →

French real estate leader offers Americans advice on what to expect when US lockdowns end

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With a May 11 target date to end the lockdown, Laurent Demeure, founder and CEO of Coldwell Banker France and Monaco, is seeing real estate activity pick up. Continue reading →

Here’s how Realogy is prepping agents to ‘rule the recovery’

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Recent changes to Realogy’s Learning Platform is allowing the company to pivot to training that will help agents when the market picks back up. Continue reading →

Reffkin: ‘We can sustain a downturn for 6 months, 8 months, 9 months’

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But the Compass CEO also conceded that disruption to the housing market will drive some agents and discount brokerages out of the real estate industry. Continue reading →

RE/MAX expands broker fee deferrals, enacts hiring freezes

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The franchisor is enacting cost-cutting measures including a suspension of its popular 401K matching program, company bonuses and a national hiring freeze. Continue reading →