6 ways to strengthen client relationships on Thanksgiving

With help from brokers, Inman put together a list of creative ways agents can use Thanksgiving as an opportunity to show appreciation to clients and connect with new ones. Continue reading

‘Monopoly for Millennials’ hits shelves, sans real estate

‘Monopoly for Millennials’ is the latest iteration of the classic property-buying board game in which players rack up experiences instead of real estate. Continue reading

Take a look at Amazon HQ2’s new neighborhood, National Landing

Currently, National Landing, which is nestled between Crystal City, Potomac Yard, and Pentagon City, has more than 17 million square feet of existing office space, 24,000 affordable housing units within two miles of the future HQ2 building, and more th… Continue reading

Agent fired after mocking Andrew Gillum supporters in viral video

A South Florida agent was abruptly canned from her position at United Realty on Tuesday after video footage of the woman shouting down elderly black supporters of gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum went viral over the weekend. Continue reading

Realogy executive’s missing son found safe

Nicolai Kolding, currently the broker of record at National Real Estate Referral Group and a long-time Realogy executive, has enlisted the public’s help in finding his son after 15-year-old Thomas Kolding left home and failed to return on Oct. 30. Continue reading

Home insurance startup Hippo raises $70M

Hippo, a startup offering online home insurance quotes, has raised $70 million in a funding round led by Felicis Ventures and Lennar Corporation. Continue reading

Climate change likely to flood these homes in about 30 years

Rising seas are threatening thousands of homes but the building in these flood-prone areas still continues, according to a new study from Zillow and Climate Central. As many as 400,000 homes are at risk of regular flooding by 2050, the study says. Continue reading

Scammers using lead generation sites to target female agents

At least four female real estate agents in Massachusetts received calls and texts from an unidentified man attempting to arrange meetings with them. Continue reading