Meet the boomerang agents returning to their old brokerages

As the battle for agent count stalls amid a slow market, firms such as Compass are seeing former agents, lured away by promises of better tech and more opportunities, come back into the fold. Continue reading

Top-producing The Brian Pistorius Group joins Compass

The Chicago-based team has exceeded $50 million in sales volume since 2021 while still at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Compass told Inman exclusively. Continue reading

Real estate agents of TikTok say a big market shift is afoot

All across the country, real estate agents are posting positive signs of change from the trenches and revealing they’re suddenly dealing with packed open houses and intensifying bidding wars. Continue reading

Christie’s strikes up new partnership with an old U.K. firm

Carter Jonas, a firm founded in 1855 with 34 offices throughout the country, will now become Christie’s exclusive affiliate in the United Kingdom. Continue reading

Meredith Pierson teams up with Missy Jerfita at Compass

Following her departure from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Pierson joined forces with Jerfita to build on Jerfita’s existing team and create the Jerfita Pierson Team at Compass. Continue reading

Coldwell Banker expands Midwest footprint with new acquisition

The brokerage announced that it had acquired the full-service real estate firm d’aprile properties, which closed nearly $1.2 billion in sales volume last year, according to a report. Continue reading

Aaron Kirman leaves Compass for Christie’s International

Aaron Kirman’s move will see his team become a brokerage that operates in partnership with Christie’s. The move comes at a time when competition for talent is more intense than ever Continue reading

St. Regis Chicago duplex deal marks priciest of the year for Windy City

The unidentified buyer of units on the 71st and 72nd floors of the Residences at the St. Regis Chicago inked the deal for $20.56 million, a far cry from Chicago’s priciest transaction of all time. Continue reading

Ken Griffin revealed as buyer of record $107M Miami sale

One week after the record sale of businesswoman and philanthropist Adrienne Arsht’s 4-acre waterfront Coconut Grove estate, hedge funder Ken Griffin has emerged as the buyer. Continue reading

Falling list prices hit pandemic hot spots hardest, new Redfin study says

Nationally, more than 15 percent of homesellers dropped list prices in July across the 97 metro areas analyzed by Redfin, with Boise, Denver and Salt Lake City seeing the greatest share of cuts. Continue reading