Top women real estate leaders spell out sexual harassment

“Enough is enough,” say some of the industry’s top female leaders and members of Awesome Females in Real Estate, who are putting the industry on notice about sexual harassment. Read their suggested solutions for inappropriate behavior. Continue reading

3 ways to create a culture of safety in your office

You can create a safer, more positive culture in your office, even if you’re not the one who’s actually in charge, writes agent and advocate Andi Blackwell. Continue reading

What down market? Payrolls are just fine in the brokerage world

Home transactions may be down, but you wouldn’t know it from most brokerage payrolls. Real estate hiring churned along in July, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Continue reading

$2B Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty broker partners with Side

San Clemente, California’s top broker, Doug Echelberger, and his team of seven agents has moved to Side, where it will operate as Inhabit Real Estate, according to an announcement on Tuesday. Continue reading

To win this summer, homebuyers in California are turning every stone

With some of the highest home prices in the nation, California buyers and sellers are having an abnormally difficult time managing higher mortgage rates, agents in the Golden State told Inman. Continue reading

11 lessons I learned selling over $500M in real estate

Over nearly three decades, these are the lessons that Jimmy Burgess has put into practice to grow. Put them to work for your business. Continue reading

Fewer transactions result in falling profits for eXp World Holdings in Q2

EXp’s revenue fell 13 percent from the second quarter of 2022 to $1.2 billion, and its gross profit decreased 10 percent to $96.5 million, according to an earnings call Thursday afternoon. Continue reading

How a controversial TikTok spurred investor pushback: The Download

When a TikToker claimed that an entire neighborhood was up for sale, the portfolio listing sparked a debate over displacement and institutional investment. Continue reading

Stop sexual harassment lip service. You’ve shown us who you R

If, as an industry leader, you only care about female agents’ production, and not their safety, think about what that makes you. We already know who you are. Continue reading

Redfin narrows losses amid rough Q2 as it braces for more turbulence

Redfin’s second-quarter revenue declined 21 percent year over year to $275.6 million, as gross profits from its real estate services took a tumble amid a harsh housing market, according to an earnings call Thursday. Continue reading