Rentspree’s Landlord Pro targets fragmented rental operations

The company hopes Landlord Pro will appeal to rental operators burdened by fragmented marketing, leasing, and financial services products. Costs are harder to manage and predict when spread thin across a range of disconnected vendors. Continue reading

How one upstart brokerage went from nothing to IPO in 3 years

LPT International CEO Michael Valdes shares his journey from investment banker to CEO back to Wall Street with an upcoming IPO. Plus, find out about his newest venture, Aperture. Continue reading

‘Divine’ timing brings $80M Texas broker to eXp Realty

Cloud-based brokerage eXp Realty is continuing its recruitment run by snatching up one of Northwest Texas’s top independent brokerages. After 13 years of running Amy Tapp Realty, broker-owner Amy Tapp is transitioning her 45-person brokerage into an eX… Continue reading

Residential roots, commercial reach: How this broker created scale with a strategic merger

Find out how Jill Butler’s RedKey Realty Leaders scaled smarter by bringing on a boutique commercial brokerage and integrating their agents and their services. Continue reading

24-year-old Twitch streamer Adin Ross buys $26M Florida mansion

The controversial Grand Theft Auto streamer secured the 10-acre property with a $12.7 million mortgage. The sellers are aerospace executives who built a new home on the estate in 2024. Continue reading

Compass hauls aboard Annapolis-based luxury team Anchored Home

Compass is continuing its hot growth streak, this time pushing further into Maryland with the addition of Annapolis-based real estate team Anchored Home, formerly known as Stahley Thompson Homes. Continue reading

Virginia-based Austin James Realty brings team to Keller Williams

Austin James Realty’s team is heading to Keller Williams Coastal Virginia Chesapeake, executives announced Thursday. In 2024, the team inked 117 transactions totaling $36.1 million in sales. Continue reading

Convergence and divergence: The future of residential property

Understanding technology adoption and service integration, Brandon Dobell of Brown Gibbons Lang & Company writes, will, in turn, unlock operational efficiencies and value creation. Continue reading

The Netherlands let cities ban landlords. Here’s what happened

Home prices stayed roughly the same, but rents climbed higher. Researchers say the Dutch experiment undercut supply, though it’s unclear exactly how it would play out in the U.S. Continue reading

Nest Seekers expands to Mexico as demand from US skyrockets

The luxury brokerage has added offices in Cabo San Lucas, Riviera Maya and Mexico City as demand for real estate in the accessible and affordable country skyrockets. Continue reading