Here’s what you might have missed at Inman Luxury Connect

Pocket listings, disruption, auctions and more were among the many things debated this week by some of the most successful real estate figures in the U.S. Continue reading

Real estate big wigs don’t want to be ‘treated like children’ by MLSs

Gary Gold and Mauricio Umansky expressed skepticism Wednesday about multiple listing service policies that would ban pocket and off-market listings. Continue reading

Genuine communication is the anecdote to iBuying

The Agency founder Mauricio Umansky believes that art of genuine communication is dying, and it’s up to real estate agents to keep it alive or lose ground to disruptive real estate tech companies pushing things like iBuying. Continue reading

The Agency founder talks expansion, corrects the rumor mill

Mauricio Umansky says the agent count at his Southern California boutique brokerage is actually way up. Continue reading

A look at the homes of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

Sales, robberies and rentals — it’s been a big year for the socialites on the latest season of Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” Continue reading

The Agency to open first Florida office in November

Beverly Hills-based brokerage, The Agency, has joined forces with respected Douglas Elliman veteran agents, Chris Franciosa and Jared Ringel, to open the brokerage’s first South Florida office in the wealthy enclave of Boca Raton in Palm Beach County. Continue reading

To boost your business, separate the signal from the noise

On Wednesday, executives from Compass, The Agency, Keller Williams, and Climb Real Estate discussed how agents can cut through the noise. Continue reading