WATCH: A surge in first-time homebuyers is coming

Real estate veterans Dolly Lenz and Patrick Stone discuss how first-time buyers will impact the market and why they are “cautiously optimistic” about the year ahead onstage at Inman Connect Las Vegas. Continue reading

WATCH: Brad Inman’s consumer manifesto

Inman’s impassioned manifesto kicked off the general session at ICLV and came as part of a wide-ranging interview with Warburg Realty’s Clelia Peters, who quizzed Inman on his toughest interviews and the history of Inman News itself.  Continue reading

Where do SoftBank’s struggles leave Opendoor, Compass and real estate tech?

The Vision Fund’s commitment to real estate remains intact, according to a person familiar with its thinking. By the fund’s estimation, it’s still early innings for industry disruption, the person said. Continue reading