KW advises charging 0% to clients who sell to Offerpad

Keller Williams Realty is advising its agents to charge nothing to clients who sell to the iBuyer Offerpad and instead to only accept payment from Offerpad in the form of a 1 percent commission. Continue reading

The Essential Guide to real estate teams

Before he became an agent, Kenny Klaus spent a decade driving for FedEx. In the early days, he worked as a “swing driver,” which meant driving all over the place covering the set routes of other people. Eventually, however, Klaus got his ro… Continue reading

$130M Coldwell Banker team jumps to Keller Williams

The move by The Laugesen Team in California follows a string of high-profile defections from Coldwell Banker NRT earlier this month. Continue reading

KW releases ‘app store’ for agent tech tools

Keller Williams announced Monday it is releasing KW Marketplace, its proprietary “app store” into the general KW Labs community, allowing agents to start using the platform in its testing phase. Continue reading

The Real Word: How will a recession impact home prices?

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, everyone’s talking about a looming recession, and agents and clients alike are wondering what will happen to property prices. Continue reading

Coldwell Banker in pole position? CBx Seller Leads sees big 1st-year growth

Coldwell Banker’s CBx Seller Leads, a free lead service for affiliated companies, has seen a 74 percent adoption rate in its first 12 months. The “machine learning” software helps convert leads into listings at three times the market rate, according to… Continue reading

Ohio Keller Williams team nabs top spots in NAGLREP rankings

Michael Zinicola’s EZ Referral Network did 1,081 sides and $208.9 million in volume, according to Real Trends. Continue reading

Inman News quiz: Think you’re on top of the week’s biggest stories?

The real estate industry threw some curve balls. Take Inman’s news quiz to demonstrate how strong your talking points and cocktail banter are this week. Continue reading

KW copied former vendor’s tech, refused to pay: Lawsuit

TPI Cloud Hosting alleges Keller Williams agreed to pay $1.8 million to develop a consumer-facing app, but never paid, then used the technology to build its app in-house. Continue reading

National Association of Realtors asks judge to toss antitrust suits

A pair of lawsuits could upend how compensation works, but NAR believes the cases “are wrong on the facts, wrong on the economics and wrong on the law.” Continue reading