How cities and homeowners zoned themselves into a housing crisis

Los Angeles is one of many cities that dramatically reduced its own housing capacity over decades via a series of 20th century city planning initiatives, including homeowner-led downzoning efforts. Continue reading

Can futuristic utopias solve our housing crisis?

People have been founding new cities forever. However, it turns out building a successful place is harder than it looks — and sometimes takes a very long time. Continue reading

New lawsuit accuses eXp of ignoring agent sexual assault

The suit accuses now-former eXp agents of sexually assaulting a woman and claims eXp failed to stop the “abhorrent behavior.” It follows a similar case that began in February. Continue reading

Will Q3 earnings keep real estate mired in a ‘Groundhog Day’ loop?

Real estate companies have been trapped in a repeating cycle of bad financial quarters. Will this latest round of earnings break the loop, or is the industry doomed to relive it? Continue reading

Redfin eliminates salaries, pivots to commission model in LA and SF

Redfin will still classify agents as employees but, beginning next year, will transition those in some California markets to an all-commission-based pay program. Continue reading

After Inman Connect chat, Troy Palmquist lands big role with eXp

Palmquist joined eXp’s Michael Valdes on stage to talk recruitment at ICLV over the summer. Now, he’s taking his 30-member team to eXp as the brokerage’s new director of growth for California. Continue reading

After Inman Connect chat, Troy Palmquist lands big role with eXp

Palmquist joined eXp’s Michael Valdes on stage to talk recruitment at ICLV over the summer. Now, he’s taking his 30-member team to eXp as the brokerage’s new director of growth for California. Continue reading

After Inman Connect chat, Troy Palmquist lands big role with eXp

Palmquist joined eXp’s Michael Valdes on stage to talk recruitment at ICLV over the summer. Now, he’s taking his 30-member team to eXp as the brokerage’s new director of growth for California. Continue reading