Study: 90% of consumers used an agent in 2018

That’s the highest rate of consumers using an agent since the report’s inception in 2001 (when 81 percent of consumers used an agent) and a 5 percentage point increase from the last REAL Trends consumer study in 2014 (85 percent). Continue reading

Compass acquires D.C. indie Wydler Brothers Real Estate

Compass is acquiring the Washington D.C.-based Wydler Brothers Real Estate, the New York City-founded real estate brokerage confirmed to Inman. Continue reading

1 realtor lost 2 homes in California as deadly wildfires continue

A Beverly Hills-born Realtor with a portfolio of multimillion dollar luxury listings is struggling after not one, but two of his homes were destroyed. Continue reading

California Attorney General warns of price-gouging amid fires

State law specifically prohibits charging a price that exceeds, by more than 10 percent, the price of an item prior to the declaration of a state emergency. Continue reading

Realogy executive asks for help finding missing 15-year-old son

Thomas Kolding, 15, of Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, has been missing since October 30, according to the New Jersey State Police Department. Continue reading

60-year-old Realtor arrested after stealing money from open house

Connecticut Realtor Darcy Allison Sledge turned herself in to police last week on an active arrest warrant after a surveillance camera captured her swiping cash from an open house. Continue reading

The Real Word: Will Realtors be able to get a piece of NAR’s VC action?

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, they’ll talk through the National Association of Realtors’ “new revamp” of its venture capital arm Second Century Ventures. Continue reading

Realtor on Camp wildfire: ‘As horrible as you can imagine, it’s worse’

A fast-moving wildfire is raging through Butte County in California in the Sierra Nevada foothills, north of Sacremento and just east of Chico. One Realtor on the ground told Inman the blaze is “worse than you can imagine.” Continue reading

An MLS is making it easier to find ADA-compliant properties

A multiple listing service in the Pacific Northwest has rolled out a new system that makes it easier to list and search for properties that have features catering to disabled homebuyers. Continue reading