3 free and easy marketing ideas that work in this market

When times get tough, turn to free grassroots marketing and relationship-building to help you weather the challenges, Chicago broker Julie Busby writes. Continue reading

The shiny objects keeping you from serving your clients

Don’t just sit back and wait for things to happen. Find the home your buyer clients are looking for and help them get to the closing table. Continue reading

Compass nabs ‘star’ New York City agent and team from SERHANT.

Maggie Wu is the latest of many agents to “boomerang” back to Compass after briefly leaving for another company. She leads the 4-person W Team which closed $102 million in sales last year. Continue reading

Coldwell Banker recruits California power team away from Compass

The Swann Group’s agents are the latest of hundreds who have moved from Compass to Coldwell Banker over the past year, the latter brokerage told Inman this week. Continue reading

Redfin CEO: Adjustable-rate loans may push sellers off the sidelines

In an interview with CNBC on Wednesday, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman laid out some of the variables that might begin to unlock home inventory in the years to come, including adjustable rate resets. Continue reading

Chill out: 7 ways to keep agents (and listings) safe from the heat

Extreme weather has become a fact of life. Find out how to ensure your agents, and the properties they represent, stay safe this summer. Continue reading

‘A downer for sure’: Existing-home sales hit 14-year low as prices soar

Existing-home sales fell to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.16 million as the median sales price climbed to $410,000, or just 0.9 percent below the highest median recorded by the National Association of Realtors. Continue reading

How to find (and recruit) like-minded team members

The best thing you can do for the acceleration of your real estate team, Erin McCormick Torres writes, is to attract, hire and drive immediate production for like-minded recruits. Continue reading