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Consumers want an Amazon-like experience when closing

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Consumers who are used to being able to buy things with a single click want a similar experience when purchasing real estate — and they’re pushing the industry to innovate in complex areas that have long resisted disruption. Continue reading →

Bain Capital execs: iBuyers are foes of brokers and homebuyers

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Merritt Hummer, a principal at Bain who spoke with Harris and during a second Inman Connect session Friday, also painted iBuyers as antagonists to consumers themselves. Continue reading →

Agents need to consider their vendors’ data protections

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As agents move their work online and market themselves as digital service providers, they need to consider what happens to the data they share. Continue reading →

Sotheby’s International Realty snags 40-year Pacific Union vet

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Sotheby’s International Realty on Monday announced the addition of 40-year luxury real estate veteran and former Pacific Union senior broker Steve Gothelf to its 136-agent San Francisco office. Continue reading →

RE/MAX CEO on what a gunshot taught him about real estate

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At the Inman Connect New York 2019 real estate conference on Wednesday morning, Adam Contos recounted how during a particular SWAT call, he and a partner were throwing concussion grenades into a window when a bullet struck a tree in between them. Continue reading →

How to get sellers to accept pricing in a turning market

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The market does appear to be cooling off and that can prompt painful conversations with clients who may not realize they need to temper their expectations.  Continue reading →