What sells? Owning your personality and being yourself

The Agency agent Matt Lionetti, the Toronto-based social media dynamo ,entered real estate with the dream that his retail experience would quickly result in lucrative sales. Instead, he found himself wearily knocking on doors and being rudely shooed away. Continue reading

Why are proptech companies flailing on the stock market?

At Inman CEO Connect on Tuesday, First American Chief Innovation Officer Paul Hurst broke down what’s going on with the stock market and why SPAC mergers are so popular. Continue reading

Whatever you’re doing right now — double it, real estate agents declare

Brian Gubernick of Homeward, Tracy McLaughlin of The Agency and Andrew Allen of CENTURY 21 Christel Realty shared advice on how to win in 2022 at Inman Connect New York. Continue reading

9 proptech upstarts hoping to strike it big at Inman Connect New York

Technology companies are showcasing their wares at Inman Connect New York. There are enterprise CRMs, alternative, tech-driven mortgage companies, 3D content providers and drivers of back-office business. Continue reading

How hard times can kill a business — or help it find its purpose

Headbands of Hope founder Jess Ekstrom told real estate professionals at Inman Connect New York that it’s the difficult moments, not the outright successful ones, that shape careers. Continue reading

Former Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff says CoStar is ‘rooting for chaos’

The CEO-turned-proptech investor warns a government probe into cooperative compensation between agents could be a “black swan” event that benefits CoStar. Continue reading

Mauricio Umansky: Agents should be advisors

The founder and CEO of luxury California-based luxury brokerage The Agency argued Tuesday that agents will stick around for the foreseeable future. Continue reading

Sotheby’s and Corcoran CEOs talk the changing face of luxury at ICNY

The diverse ways that luxury can be defined today were embodied in the attire of Philip White and Pamela Liebman on stage at Inman Connect New York. Continue reading

Top leaders discuss what it means to be a woman in real estate

In an Inman Connect New York panel moderated by Kendall Bonner of RE/MAX Capital Realty, top leaders discussed the importance of mentoring and the power of being authentic. Continue reading