In love and recruitment, ‘marriage’ is key, Keller Williams broker says

As the market continues to slow down on its way to normalization, it’s more important now than ever that brokers effectively recruit top talent. Continue reading

What does the cold-calling lawsuit mean to agents? The Real Word

Byron Lazine and Nicole White are two agents in Connecticut who give us their thoughts on the week’s news every Friday in “The Real Word,” a weekly video column on Inman. This week, Lazine and White are talking about the Keller Williams cold-call settl… Continue reading

NextHome lands No. 1 franchise ranking for third straight year

The flexible-spending model real estate franchise beat out a number of other real estate franchises assessed by Franchise Business Review this year, including Keller Williams, Weichert Real Estate, Sotheby’s International Realty and others. Continue reading

What happens when the battle for agent count runs out of steam?

Newer upstarts and legacy companies have spent recent years competing intensely for top agents. But recent data suggests the years of fast growth may be ending Continue reading

Why Keller Williams is a tech biz, according to its chief digital officer

In advance of his appearance at Inman Connect New York on Jan. 24-26, the franchisor’s chief technology and digital officer told Inman what agents are asking for since the market changed. Continue reading

Keller Williams to pay $40M to settle cold call class action lawsuit

As part of the deal, the real estate franchisor also agreed to create a task force to ‘enhance compliance’ with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Continue reading

Christie’s strikes up new partnership with an old U.K. firm

Carter Jonas, a firm founded in 1855 with 34 offices throughout the country, will now become Christie’s exclusive affiliate in the United Kingdom. Continue reading

Compass faces first downturn amid pressure to cut costs

The brokerage has dominated the conversation for years in real estate but is now faced with the task of becoming profitable amid its first major market downturn. Continue reading

Corcoran Reverie lures Florida’s Cindy Cole from Keller Williams

Cole will help Corcoran Reverie grow its luxury real estate footprint in Destin, Florida, and ranks among the top one-half of 1 percent of real estate agents by sales volume, according to a report. Continue reading

Keller Williams agents get new Command features for the holidays

Command’s development, as well as the process for building Keller Williams’ other innovations, stem largely from KW Labs, an internal skunkworks for devising and testing new technology products. Continue reading