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

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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 →

EXCLUSIVE: KW partners with DocuSign to improve transaction management

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Keller Williams is integrating its proprietary customer relationship management tool with DocuSign, an e-signature and transaction management platform. Continue reading →

Agent social network Radius launches lead gen marketplace

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Agents can pick up leads that were submitted by other real estate professionals, then pay a percentage of their commission when the resulting deals close. Continue reading →

Compass COO talks massive shakeup and her ‘constantly evolving’ job

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Maëlle Gavet spoke at length with Inman about the results of Compass’ technology push, her working relationship with Robert Reffkin, the departure of multiple executives and what exactly Compass has accomplished. Continue reading →

JP & Associates hires former RE/MAX president Geoff Lewis

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JP & Associates Realtors announced Monday that Geoff Lewis, a veteran executive of RE/MAX, is joining JPAR’s parent company Vesuvius Holdings, LLC. Continue reading →

‘We haven’t seen much movement’: KW president on early iBuyer results

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Long the frontman for the company’s technology development, Josh Team stepped into a new role this year as president of Keller Williams, answering directly to CEO Gary Keller. Continue reading →

Is a Compass IPO coming soon?

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My gut tells me that Compass might file an IPO sooner than later — this year, even. In doing so, they’d seek to join the gaggle of private tech companies rushing to go public before the bubble (if that’s what this is) bursts. Continue reading →

The age of streaming real estate is here

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Zillow’s recent pivot from a traditional agent ad model to it’s all-in instant offer business model reminds me of Netflix’s gutsy decision in 2007 to move into streaming and away from its profitable DVD-by-mail model. Continue reading →

NRT’s CEO downplays disruption, teases new transaction tools

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Ryan Gorman spoke with Inman by phone to discuss some of the challenges this company is facing head-on this year and his now-infamous letter raising concerns about competitor Compass. Continue reading →