Los Angeles broker, CEO and SoCal luxury icon John Aaroe dies

Aaroe, who founded John Aaroe & Associates and the John Aaroe Group, was known as a cherished mentor and guiding light to Southern California agents. He passed away at the age of 73 on Tuesday. Continue reading

Is NAR the big loser in the Compass and Anywhere deal?

Compass has long had a contentious relationship with the National Association of Realtors. Real estate veterans speculated Monday that NAR could thus suffer as Compass grows. Continue reading

Red Oak Realty taps former KW, Pacific Union leader as president

Nicole Aissa will oversee agent growth and development at Red Oak. She previously worked as an operating principal at Keller Williams. Continue reading

From Urban Compass to IPO: The history of Compass in 21 stories

As the real estate world waits to see how the brokerage’s initial public offering will unfold this week, take a look back at Compass’ decade-long road to success as covered by Inman. Continue reading

Compass hires long-time Amazon exec as new chief product officer

Before joining Compass, Greg Hart spent more than two decades overseeing an array of products at Amazon. Continue reading

Here’s why this $100M team leader jumped to Coldwell Banker

Joe Kehrig, who joined Compass after the Pacific Union acquisition last year, has seen an evolution at Coldwell Banker thanks to the leadership of Ryan Schneider and Ryan Gorman. Continue reading

Here’s why this $100M team leader jumped to Coldwell Banker

Joe Kehrig, who joined Compass after the Pacific Union acquisition last year, has seen an evolution at Coldwell Banker thanks to the leadership of Ryan Schneider and Ryan Gorman. Continue reading

Zephyr Real Estate affiliates with Corcoran to launch first franchise

Zephyr Real Estate — the largest indie in San Francisco and a top 100 brokerage in sales volume — and Oliver Luxury Real Estate are becoming Corcoran Global Living. Continue reading

Goodbye Climb, a unique brokerage lost to a cookie-cutter industry

Inman Columnist Troy Palmquist mourns the loss of Climb, an ambitious indie brokerage founded in San Francisco. Continue reading