DelPrete: Legacy brokerages make strides, but upstarts have the edge

Shifts in the housing market are exposing underlying changes and the strengths and weaknesses of existing business models, including upstarts like The Real Brokerage, Mike DelPrete writes. Continue reading

Mystery buyer scoops up priciest home in Connecticut for $138.8M

Copper Beech Farm was originally listed for $150 million back in February. Despite a cut, the sales price still puts the estate within the five most expensive residential real estate transactions of 2023. Continue reading

$2B Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty broker partners with Side

San Clemente, California’s top broker, Doug Echelberger, and his team of seven agents has moved to Side, where it will operate as Inhabit Real Estate, according to an announcement on Tuesday. Continue reading

Broker Spotlight: Julie Jones, Douglas Elliman

In these times, double down — on your skills, on your knowledge, on you. Join us Aug. 8-10 at Inman Connect Las Vegas to lean into the shift and learn from the best. Get your ticket now for the best price. Are you receiving Inman’s Broker Edge? Make su… Continue reading

The 20 biggest residential real estate transactions of 2023 (so far)

Luxury buyers have been hot on Palm Beach, with 7 of the year’s top 20 deals coming out of the luxe South Florida market. Overall, this year’s list shows buyers’ thirst for trophy properties. Continue reading

Amid the steel and glass, a warmer, fuzzier Billionaires’ Row emerges

As Billionaires’ Row continues to reshape Manhattan’s skyline one ‘supertall’ at a time, agents say a new class of buyer is gradually reshaping the demographics of New York’s most exclusive block. Continue reading

New Yorkers are white-knuckling a turbulent summer buyer’s market

Like the energy of its premier city, homebuyers and sellers in New York State are grappling with a rollercoaster summer, with extreme buyers’ and sellers’ markets taking consumers on a wild ride. Continue reading

Josh Flagg buys $4.25M Miami home with business partners

The “Million Dollar Listing” star Josh Flagg bought the Mediterranean-style villa, which originally asked $4.45 million, with business partners Adam Rubin and Andrew Shanfeld, according to a report. Last year, he bought a $9.2 million property in Bever… Continue reading

The Agency Dallas adds on several top producers in the region

The office launched in January 2023 and in the last three months has brought on four big regional names as well as five other high-performing luxury agents, according to the luxury brokerage. Continue reading