Inman Connect returns: Big parties, tech’s reckoning and a Zillow pile-on

The event wrapped up this week after a two-year, pandemic-forced hiatus — and highlighted all the ways the real estate industry is still evolving. Continue reading

EXp hits 80K agents, anticipates surpassing 100K by end of the year

As the online real estate brokerage surpassed 80K agents on Wednesday, Glenn Sanford also said at Inman Connect New York that Zillow is a competitor of companies like his. Continue reading

As supply dwindled, nation’s biggest brokerages gained market share

The biggest real estate brokerages and franchise networks made big gains in market share in 2021, a new report reveals. Continue reading

Real estate in 2021 was weird, wild and always unpredictable

The year saw explosive rivalries, wild stock market performances and plenty of rage. Continue reading

Grant Cardone: Real estate is in ‘a super cycle of super cycles’

Financial guru and real estate investor Grant Cardone described the current real estate market as experiencing a “super cycle” onstage Thursday at eXp Realty’s Las Vegas gathering EXPCON. He also said that “real inflation” hasn’t arrived but is coming. Continue reading

Seasonality is back, iBuying is alive, and other big earnings takeaways

This week saw a flood of real estate company earnings reports. Overall, they indicate the market is well-positioned and maybe returning to some semblance of normalcy. Continue reading

EXp founder Glenn Sanford: ‘Zillow turned their tail and ran’

Glenn Sanford made the comment while on stage at EXPCON about a week after Zillow revealed plans to abandon iBuying. Continue reading

Glenn Sanford: eXp will hit 500K agents in 5 years

The company has long been open about having major ambitions, but CEO and founder Glenn Sanford said Wednesday that eXp’s current trajectory will soon take it to half a million agents. Continue reading

EXp’s CMO on how the company keeps growing

Courtney Chakarun, who is spending this week at her company’s EXPCON event, spoke to Inman about eXp’s growth, leadership and branding. Continue reading

EXp Realty CEO Jason Gesing on why eXp is growing so rapidly

EXp CEO Jason Gesing also told Inman that franchising may see waning popularity, while iBuying is likely to remain a niche offering. Continue reading