Compass snags $40M Dallas real estate team from Coldwell Banker

Dallas-based team leaders Jason Castro and Liz Mello have moved their team, The Castro Group, to Compass. They are the 48th agent or team to move from Coldwell Banker to Compass this year. Continue reading

The stories and trends that defined a whirlwind first half of 2023

Intel takes a look back at the market trends, brokerage strategies, Wall Street happenings and legal controversies that shook the past six months and could well define the remainder of 2023. Continue reading

Compass CEO: Pandemic craze will return once mortgage rates hit 5%

Compass CEO Robert Reffkin revealed on CNBC how volatile mortgage rates are sidelining homesellers and why a boost in existing-home inventory could happen as early as December. Continue reading

Compass’ luxury division launches new global referral program

Compass Luxury Division has teamed with Paris-based luxury firm BARNES International to develop a new referral program, according to the company. Agents from both brokerages will send and receive referrals from each other for an undisclosed fee. Continue reading

Compass’ luxury division launches new global referral program

Compass Luxury Division has teamed with Paris-based luxury firm BARNES International to develop a new referral program, according to the company. Agents from both brokerages will send and receive referrals from each other for an undisclosed fee. Continue reading

‘Voluntary moves are gone’: Why today’s buyer looks so different

More buyers today are moving because they have to. Here’s what they look like — and how agents are courting their business in a down market. Continue reading

DelPrete: Legacy brokerages can no longer dismiss lower-fee models

For too long, Mike DelPrete argues, legacy brokerages shrugged off their low-fee competitors. Some of those barbs haven’t aged well. Continue reading

Compass nabs top-performing Coldwell Banker agent

Tacoma’s Margo Hass Klein joined Compass this week, according to the company. She’s the latest in a string of Coldwell Banker agents who decamped for Compass this year. Continue reading

See inside Walt Disney’s former home that rents for $40K a month

The home Disney built in the early 1930s and lived in for nearly two decades, while releasing some of his company’s most iconic films, is available for rent in Los Angeles’ Los Feliz neighborhood. Continue reading

Top agent Tracy McLaughlin ‘boomerangs’ to The Agency

Following eight months at Engel & Völkers, McLaughlin has returned to The Agency. She told Inman she initially left the brand because of logistical issues surrounding her launch in Aspen. Continue reading