Halfway through 2024, luxury looks stronger than in 2023

Some key factors agents will keep an eye on as the year continues include dream homebuying trends, elections, the economy, and growing and emerging markets, according to new midyear luxury reports from Compass, Coldwell Banker and Sotheby’s Internation… Continue reading

Compass agents launch BDG Partners in Tennessee

Compass agents have united to launch BDG Partners, a full-service team based in Nashville, Tennessee, with the addition of real estate veteran Grant Hammond, the firm announced. Continue reading

Landmark real estate commission rules officially go into effect today

The new rules are the result of the National Association of Realtors’ major antitrust settlement. They’re poised to change how agents are paid and how real estate consumers search for homes. Continue reading

American Real Estate Association debuts membership program

The association aims to offer an alternative to NAR and is launching its membership program when there is a “lot of dissatisfaction with the status quo,” according to one co-founder. Continue reading

Compass expands in Carolinas with team, brokerage acquisitions

Two teams in South Carolina and a formerly independent brokerage in North Carolina have joined the firm. The groups are based in Bluffton and Charleston, South Carolina, and Asheville, North Carolina. Continue reading

The Agency brings on Jeff Davidson Group and more teams to SoCal

The former Compass team is the latest in a handful of teams to join The Agency in Southern California over the last few months. The team has over $750 million in career sales volume. Continue reading

Ultra-luxury sales show resilience, up 3.9% from last year

Ultra-luxury sales, or residential sales valued at or above $10 million, totaled $14.6 billion across 838 transactions, an increase of 3.9 percent during the first half of the year. Continue reading

To mortgage or not to mortgage? That is the question (for brokers)

HomeLight CEO Drew Uher says he’s glad to be out of the mortgage business. Fathom CEO Marco Fregenal sees value of being in lending “in a very selective way.” Continue reading

Bourbon, besties, business: How team events grow market share

Compass’ Gretchen Cooley and Reserve 76 Realty’s Heather Shimala told the Inman Connect Las Vegas audience about how their team events bring in business and recruit agents. Continue reading

Compass CEO: Clear cooperation is ‘anti-homeowner’

Robert Reffkin on Wednesday said clear cooperation attaches “negative insights” to listings, and predicted the polarizing anti-pocket listing rule is ultimately doomed. Continue reading