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

Baird & Warner CEO: ‘The buyer should pay the buyer agent’

Steve Baird, the CEO of the 160-year-old Chicago-based brokerage, speaks exclusively to Inman about staying relevant in the face of competitive forces. Continue reading

How to begin financing investment properties

Turning homebuyers into investors can mean more financial security for them and more business for agents. But especially less-experienced investors may need help getting started Continue reading

Realogy stock plummets as JP Morgan calls industry ‘Wild West’

The country’s largest real estate holding company saw its stock value decline to $5.87 per share at market close Wednesday. Continue reading