Are smart faucets worth the money?

New smart kitchen faucets from companies like Kohler and Moen can be controlled via voice and app on your phone, but are they worth the cost? Smart home expert Brandon Doyle compared two, and his results may surprise you. Continue reading

Corcoran Icon Properties brings on Real Estate People team, new office

The 40-person team, formerly of Coldwell Banker, has also brought on its Northern California office located in the Berryessa neighborhood of San Jose to Corcoran Icon Properties. Continue reading

CA Christie’s affiliates show huge growth in year of new partnerships

The luxury brand’s billion-dollar growth in terms of agent business came in large part from strategic recruitment by its Sereno and Orange County affiliates, as well as the addition of star agent Aaron Kirman. Continue reading

The Prince Team reins supreme in move from Compass to Corcoran

Dockery and the Prince Team have netted $500 million in sales volume across 800 transactions and will now be affiliated with Corcoran’s SoHo office, the brokerage told Inman exclusively. Continue reading

Broker Tamir Shemesh lands at Nest Seekers after SERHANT. exit

Following the announcement of his untimely departure from SERHANT. after just one year, Tamir Shemesh has now joined Nest Seekers International, his fourth brokerage in the past six years. Continue reading

Douglas Elliman enters Wellesley, MA, bringing on Joni Shore Group

The move into Wellesley will be bolstered by Joni Shore’s three decades-plus career in real estate, which now exceeds $600 million in sales volume, according to news revealed exclusively to Inman. Continue reading

The Agency expands further into Europe with new Portugal franchise

The new Lisbon office follows The Agency’s first foray into Europe — in The Netherlands — last spring. The office will be led by Managing Partner Ayres Neto, The Agency revealed to Inman. Continue reading

$1.3B Robyn + Rachel Group rejoins Sotheby’s after 1 year at Compass

Brokers Robyn Kimura Hsu and Rachel Schindler have rejoined Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty. The four-person Robyn + Rachel Group has a lifetime sales volume of $1.3 billion. Continue reading

Fueled by new wealth, ‘ultra-luxury’ real estate tallies big year in 2022

Sales of homes valued at $10 million or more in newly emerged or reemerging markets helped propel transactions in that sector beyond pre-pandemic levels in 2022 while falling short of 2021 levels. Continue reading

David Kramer is ready to bring out the ‘soul’ of Hilton & Hyland

As David Kramer steps into his role as Hilton & Hyland’s president after a year of upheaval, the brokerage is repositioning itself. Kramer told Inman the goal is to effect change with culture. Continue reading