How to nurture ‘friends’ into lifetime clients

With consumers fueled by digital information, social media has perfectly positioned us to create relationships — beyond just a name in your database. And savvy agents can do it at an extremely high level in a relatively short time using only the tools … Continue reading

With $141M more in funding, FlyHomes unveils price guarantee

Flyhomes, an iBuyer that will make cash offers on behalf of homebuyers, has nabbed an additional $21 million in equity financing plus $120 million in debt for purchasing and reselling homes. Continue reading

Newbie agent goes viral with parody of Garth Brooks song

Chicago-based eXp agent Sean Cochran‘s real estate parody of “Friends in Low Places” garnered more than 575,000 views in one month. Continue reading

KW copied former vendor’s tech, refused to pay: Lawsuit

TPI Cloud Hosting alleges Keller Williams agreed to pay $1.8 million to develop a consumer-facing app, but never paid, then used the technology to build its app in-house. Continue reading

WATCH: Don’t fear the franchises

Jaime Hensley off American Real Estate ERA Powered, Charis Moreno of NextHome and Greg Fox of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Alliance touted the benefits of joining big franchises at ICLV. Continue reading

WATCH: What’s the secret to having a stellar team?

Need advice on interviewing for your team? Verl Workman says, try to figure out if the candidate subscribes to your core values. “If they don’t give you the right answers for those, then it’s probably not a great fit,” he said onstage at Inman Connect … Continue reading

WATCH: The 2019 Inman Innovator Awards

From Zillow to Redfin and beyond, watch Inman announce the winners of the 2019 Innovator Awards in Las Vegas. Continue reading

WATCH: The 2019 Inman Innovator Awards

From Zillow to Redfin and beyond, watch Inman announce the winners of the 2019 Innovator Awards in Las Vegas. Continue reading

WATCH: How indie brokerages can compete sans signing bonus

Competition for hiring top agents is intense, especially when said agents are getting propositioned with signing bonuses among other perks. Hear tried-and-true secrets for recruiting the top producers to your indie in this Inman Connect Las Vegas discu… Continue reading

National Association of Realtors asks judge to toss antitrust suits

A pair of lawsuits could upend how compensation works, but NAR believes the cases “are wrong on the facts, wrong on the economics and wrong on the law.” Continue reading