California Association of Realtors seeks innovators for competition

Winners could get $10K from CAR, as well as a marketing package and access to other resources from the trade organization. Continue reading

EXp Realty CEO Glenn Sanford envisions hitting 100,000 agents

Leading into Inman Connect Las Vegas in July, the eXp Realty CEO believes his virtual brokerage can grow by a factor of 5 by 2025. Continue reading

Caballero tops the Real Trends Thousand — again

Ben Caballero, the super agent and CEO of HomesUSA.com, has smashed his own sales record, recording 5,793 homes sold in 2018, an increase of 1,000 from the year before. Continue reading

Pending home sales down annually for 17th straight month

The Pending Home Sales Index ticked up from April to May by 1.1 percent but remains 0.7 percent below 2018 levels. Continue reading

Bombshell suit against real estate firms could get even bigger

Three additional plaintiffs have been added to a lawsuit involving the sharing of commissions between listing and buyer brokers. Continue reading

Ylopo debuts virtual assistant

Real estate digital marketing startup Ylopo has developed a digital assistant that can send text messages and follow up with consumers on behalf of agents. Continue reading

How buyer’s agents must adapt to survive

Buyer’s agents must face some cold hard truths about what lies ahead for our industry and prepare to adapt their current business practices to thrive in the future. Here’s why. Continue reading

‘We haven’t seen much movement’: KW president on early iBuyer results

Long the frontman for the company’s technology development, Josh Team stepped into a new role this year as president of Keller Williams, answering directly to CEO Gary Keller. Continue reading

Gary Keller, KW training scripts called out in commission lawsuit

The lawsuit alleges that the National Association of Realtors (NAR), Realogy Holdings Corp., Keller Williams Realty, RE/MAX LLC, HomeServices of America Inc. and HomeServices subsidiaries BHH Affiliates LLC, HSF Affiliates LLC, and The Long & Fost… Continue reading