Home sales are cooling — but the competition is red hot. What gives?

New listings plunged 21.8 percent from a year ago, marking one of the most significant annual drops since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a new analysis of housing inventory by Redfin. Continue reading

‘Great Reshuffling’ winds down as COVID hotspots and tech hubs cool

Cities in the West that saw prices soar during the pandemic are now cooling while metros in the Northeast and Midwest are showing more resilience, according to a new analysis. Continue reading

Collabra launches ‘Credit Karma for real estate’ social media tool

“SphereBuilder” is designed to help real estate professionals figure out if their social media marketing is effective. The first tool will roll out in Denver, Colorado, and Huntsville, Alabama, the company said. Continue reading

‘It’s gonna be an interesting spring’: Buyers, sellers seize on hot market

Buyers are navigating a stable housing market and making well-informed offers while sellers are leaning into a low-inventory environment, according to new data and agents who spoke to Inman. Continue reading

Home showings dip in December, but slowdown may be easing

Showings were way down year over year but only dipped a little bit month over month, according to a new report from ShowingTime. They remain up compared to pre-pandemic levels. Continue reading

Corcoran Perry & Co. adds More Lifestyle Management services

The Denver-based Corcoran Group affiliate’s clients will now have access to More Lifestyle Management’s services, which include personal assistants, home management, moving management, concierge services and event planning. Continue reading

Homie CEO resigns as flat-fee brokerage lays off more workers

The company is among the most prominent of the upstart flat-fee brokerages that rose in recent years, but will lose cofounder and CEO Johnny Hanna as the market experiences “turmoil.” Continue reading

Collabra debuts market analytics and video tool, Market Spotlight

The tool, which is part of Collabra’s RElumio digital marketing platform, is designed to incorporate market data into listing videos with minimal effort — an industry 1st, the company says. Continue reading

Falling list prices hit pandemic hot spots hardest, new Redfin study says

Nationally, more than 15 percent of homesellers dropped list prices in July across the 97 metro areas analyzed by Redfin, with Boise, Denver and Salt Lake City seeing the greatest share of cuts. Continue reading

Tribus hires former RE/MAX SVP as director of change management

Jen Barton will help the tech firm’s clients in the onboarding and implementation of their software systems, providing a human touch to a process that can be intimidating. Continue reading