Inman News quiz: Think you’re on top of the week’s biggest stories?

The real estate industry threw some curveballs. Take Inman’s real estate news quiz to demonstrate how strong your talking points and cocktail banter are this week. Continue reading

Avi Dorfman’s $200M lawsuit against Compass moves forward

Dorfman claims he was supposed to be a founding member of the rapidly growing brokerage, which today is valued at more than $6 billion. Continue reading

Coldwell Banker’s ‘Exclusive Look’ taps into vast agent network

The new platform will allow Coldwell Banker agents to match the needs of buyers and sellers who are represented by the company. Continue reading

EXp World Holdings taps Zillow’s RJ Jones as executive vice pres.

Jones, who once served as an officer in the United States Army, will be in charge of investor relations and financial planning. Continue reading

EXp launches its own instant offer platform

With Express Offers, eXp Realty is the latest real estate company to jump into the iBuyer business, following in the footsteps of NRT, Redfin and Keller Williams. Continue reading

Allen Tate Realtors acquires North Carolina indie

Allen Tate Realtors announced Tuesday it’s acquired Realty One, a 65-agent indie in North Carolina’s triad region. The acquisition is Allen Tate Realtors’ second since joining Hanna Holdings, the parent company of Howard Hanna Real Estate. Continue reading

Brokerages vow to display buyer’s broker commissions as new rule goes into effect in Washington

Redfin, Windermere and Coldwell Banker Bain have all confirmed they will display buyer broker commissions on their own listings. Continue reading

DOJ filing indicates wider probe into buyer’s broker commissions

In a new filing Monday, DOJ claims the National Association of Realtors is ‘inaccurately portraying’ a 2008 consent decree in its defense in buy-side commission lawsuit. Continue reading

Exiting real estate: How much is your business really worth?

What does it take to successfully sell a real estate business? The first two parts of this series looked at your mindset around leaving the business and how to increase its value when you sell. The next step is negotiating the sale. Continue reading