More venture capitalists are coming for real estate

More and more investors are coming around to real estate startups and companies that focus on property-oriented technology. Continue reading

NRT CEO compares Compass’ agent recruitment to ‘shoplifting’

NRT CEO Ryan Gorman compared Compass’ recruitment of agents and efforts to gain market share in competing marketplaces to “shoplifting” at Inman Connect in Las Vegas Thursday morning.  Continue reading

NRT CEO compares Compass’ agent recruitment to ‘shoplifting’

NRT CEO Ryan Gorman compared Compass’ recruitment of agents and efforts to gain market share in competing marketplaces to “shoplifting” at Inman Connect in Las Vegas Thursday morning.  Continue reading

Real estate execs promise they don’t want to steal your data

One of the things that often gets lost when discussing major acquisitions by big companies is the individual agent, who goes from utilizing a startup’s service to potentially running a crucial part of a business on a competitor’s platform. It happened … Continue reading

Homeward CEO: ‘Opendoor and Redfin will look like the same company in 5 to 10 years’

Tim Heyl, a mega agent with Keller Williams and a budding tech entrepreneur, argues that the residential real estate industry’s business model is going in two directions, and that successful firms don’t want to be caught in the middle. Continue reading

Specter of Compass haunts panel discussion on retaining talent

Real estate leaders at Inman Connect joked that agents who defect for big bonuses are ‘dead to us.’ Continue reading

Realogy: A case for its break up

Realogy has suffered in part due to fierce competition, but it is this competition that now holds the key to providing a return to its investors that far exceeds the current value of its stock. Continue reading

The Real Word: Realogy’s lawsuit with Compass

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, Realogy takes on Compass in the court over alleged unfair recruiting and poaching practices. Continue reading