Anywhere Brands Sue Yannacone: Align with bigger franchises to win

Anywhere Brands President Sue Yannacone argued at Inman Connect New York on Wednesday that franchising helps brokerages scale up, and gives them tools they couldn’t otherwise access. Continue reading

Localize to expand its AI tools for agents to more markets in 2023

A company that powers the home search for buyers using artificial intelligence, generating leads for agents, will enter new markets this year CEO Omer Granot said on Wednesday at Inman Connect New York. Continue reading

The Umanskys dish on work-life balance and life as reality stars

“It’s great brand-building,” CEO Mauricio Umansky said of his family’s new real estate reality TV show, “Buying Beverly Hills.” “But more than the brand building, it was just meant to have a lot of fun.” Continue reading

‘Profitability above growth is the priority of the moment’

At Inman Connect New York on Tuesday, a trio of finance executives seemed bearish on the state of proptech funding but bullish on its future. Continue reading

Spencer Rascoff on CoStar-Move Inc. rumors: ‘$3B seems a little low’

Pioneers of consumer-first online home search weighed in from Inman Connect New York on rumors that CoStar has approached News Corp about purchasing Realtor.com parent, Move Inc. Continue reading

How fiscal prudence in good times can avert a hit to morale later

When the market emerges from this down period, savvy broker-owners will remain judicious with expenses, three top executives said at Inman Connect New York on Wednesday. Continue reading

Exp CEO Glenn Sanford touts cloud-based brokerage model at ICNY

A day after Compass CEO Robert Reffkin dismissed remote work as ‘the killer of culture’ at ICNY, Sanford argued on Wednesday that there’s equal merit to virtual and brick-and-mortar models. Continue reading

Vishal Garg is back, with plan to save Better: The ‘One Day Mortgage’

Comparing himself to Henry Ford and Elon Musk, CEO says he’s reconfigured Better’s assembly line to crank out mortgages in a single day. Continue reading

French CEO celebrates similarities, differences in US market

Iad Group CEO Clément Delpirou explained the shared challenges in agent recruitment, retention, technology and adjusting to a shifting market at Inman Connect New York on Tuesday. Continue reading

Rates may ease, but affordability tools will still be in demand

Zillow and UWM executives are optimistic mortgage rates will come back down but advised real estate agents at Inman Connect New York on Tuesday to get familiar with affordability tools like interest-rate buydowns. Continue reading