Keeping It Real: Don’t squander the rest of the year

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On this edition of “Keeping It Real,” a recurring podcast series on Inman, Peter Lorimer reminds agents that now isn’t the time to coast through fourth quarter.  Continue reading →

4 big tech and financial trends every brokerage must confront

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We hear about new and emerging technologies every day, but where is all this taking us? Let’s pull back the curtain and look at the bigger picture. Here are the four major disruptive forces that I see shaping the real estate brokerage industry going ah… Continue reading →

Will SoftBank’s iBuyer investment flounder as agents adapt?

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Valuations, such as that ascribed to Opendoor by SoftBank, are based on the assumption that iBuying operations advance the technology and antiquated nature of the real estate sales process. What if the same flawed thinking that saw WeWork valued at mul… Continue reading →

Rent-to-own startup Divvy raises $43M in new Series B round

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The company will use the cash to add team members and beef up its technology as it works to disrupt the rent-to-own sector. Continue reading →

Flood of agents depart SoCal luxury brokerage The Agency

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Departing agents have fled to Compass and to Hilton & Hyland, a brokerage that has a history of bad blood with The Agency. Continue reading →

Independent brokerage with 81 agents jumping to eXp Realty

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Willie Miranda of Miranda Real Estate Group, located just north of the state capitol in Albany, is taking his team to the virtual cloud. Continue reading →

‘They’re screwed’: iBuyers would suffer under Bernie Sanders’ housing plan 

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The senator’s proposed anti-home flipping and vacant home taxes could strain the likes of Opendoor, Offerpad and Zillow Offers. NAR, meanwhile, disapproves of its rental regulations. Continue reading →

See you in court! 10 ways agents typically get slapped with lawsuits

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Even a slight mistake could end up costing a lot of money, a lot of stress and, worst of all, tarnish your reputation. Continue reading →