To boost your business, separate the signal from the noise

On Wednesday, executives from Compass, The Agency, Keller Williams, and Climb Real Estate discussed how agents can cut through the noise. Continue reading

Learn from those you loathe: A call for civility in real estate

It boggles my mind how so many dismiss ideas, data, philosophies, opinions and lessons that others can provide simply because they disagree with them, find them different or just don’t like them. Now is a time for listening, even to those you loathe. H… Continue reading

Kinder, gentler Compass CEO regrets ‘arrogant’ marketing

Compass CEO Robert Reffkin sat down with Inman to discuss the past six years and the state of both his company and the real estate industry as a whole. Continue reading

Keller Williams agents fired from local brokerage over Alexa Skill

Two Keller Williams agents who co-founded a separate startup company that offers an Amazon Alexa lead generation program called “My Home Agent” were abruptly fired by their Southern California franchise last week due to internal conflict surrounding th… Continue reading

Agent/broker perspective: When is a real estate office too ‘top heavy’?

A top Miami brokerage is hiring new staff and executives to manage a transition, but some agents feel that the firm has become too “top heavy,” with little insight being sought from successful agents. How can the broker balance these concerns? Continue reading

Want more business? Send these 10 thank-you notes

Well-timed, thoughtful, hand-written notes can lead directly to referrals and new business — take it from a wide range of agents who are making this strategy their own. Continue reading

Opendoor, Compass and their big investor are silent on Saudi Arabia controversy

Nearly half of the Softbank Vision Fund’s $93 billion in total value is financed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the money controlled by the country’s ruling family — $45 billion. It recently committed the same sum to another mega tech fund th… Continue reading

More Canadian listings on deck as Zillow partners with Arizona firm

As part of the new partnership, Realty Executives International will publish listings from its Canadian franchise on Zillow. Continue reading