Compass sues REBNY, alleges conspiracy with other brokerages

Compass says the New York organization has worked with Douglas Elliman and the Corcoran Group to “thwart competitors” and “smother” competition. Continue reading

The Real Word: Are Opendoor’s plans too ambitious?

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. In this edition of The Real Word, they’ll discuss Opendoor’s expansion plans, Google Alerts for your business and a viral listing. Continue reading

Mainframe Real Estate debuts marketing tech, agent websites

The launch of a new suite of products continue Mainframe’s ongoing efforts to improve the real estate experience by leaning more on technology. Continue reading

iBuyers still on slow road to recovery: Redfin

iBuyers purchased 0.3 percent of all homes sold across 418 U.S. metro areas analyzed by Redfin during the fourth quarter of 2020, down from 0.8 percent of all homes sold the year before. Continue reading

Chicago’s @properties debuts new learning service

The service, @academy, will be available to the company’s thousands of agents and will include an array of both live and pre-recorded courses. Continue reading

Colorado brokerage The Group launches guaranteed offer program

The Group’s Zavvie-powered program allows sellers to compare several selling options, including all-cash offers from iBuyers and EasyKnock’s MoveAbility. Continue reading

14 tips for cultivating strong leaders within your brokerage

Here are a few tried-and-true practices for building an effective and successful leadership team. Some of your greatest leaders may come from the most unlikely sources. Continue reading

The ‘my’ agent: How this approach can hamper a transaction

Work in real estate sales long enough, and you’ll cross paths with a host of different personalities, both good and bad. But there’s one type of agent this broker-owner struggles with — those who let transactions revolve entirely around them. Continue reading