How to get a loan and save your business during the pandemic

In a bill passed last week, lawmakers provided for some serious financial aid for small businesses such as real estate brokerages. Continue reading

California Realtors group lays out agent aid programs

Agents and brokers can now get loans and payments akin to unemployment insurance thanks to a bill lawmakers passed last week. Continue reading

Ways to digitize every stage of your sales funnel during the pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic is forcing agents to do much more of their previously face-to-face business over a computer. Here are a few novel ways to make it work. Continue reading

Compass CEO Robert Reffkin urges agents to use their CRMs

The real estate industry is currently experiencing massive upheaval thanks to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but according to Reffkin there’s one big thing agents can do to better weather the storm: take advantage of their CRM. Continue reading

Compass lays off 15% of staff amid coronavirus ‘economic standstill’

CEO Robert Reffkin said Monday in a letter that the coronavirus has created ‘one of the most challenging and uncertain moments in our lifetimes.’ Continue reading

Survival of the fittest: What will it take for businesses to outlast this pandemic?

International and historical data shows that as the pandemic spreads and more stringent lockdown measures are put in place, the volume of real estate transactions will drop significantly — up to 90 percent. Although the drop is temporary, only the most… Continue reading

How to keep your business running when you can’t meet face to face

There’s no dancing around it: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is impacting individuals and industries across the globe, and real estate agents face rising challenges of their own. To “flatten the curve” and slow the spread of COVID-19, local governmen… Continue reading

Read all of Inman’s coronavirus coverage here

Inman has published more than 300 stories on the coronavirus. Here’s our comprehensive list of coverage. Continue reading

Bright MLS debuts coronavirus response program

Bright Steps includes extra granular data about the market, new virtual showing capabilities, webinars and other tools. Continue reading