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Luxury writer on landing a high-end client: ‘Loose lips sink bricks’

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Journalist, author and globetrotter Mark Ellwood wants to remind agents that they’re working for luxury clients — but that doesn’t mean they need to be part of their world.
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Baird & Warner CEO: ‘The buyer should pay the buyer agent’

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Steve Baird, the CEO of the 160-year-old Chicago-based brokerage, speaks exclusively to Inman about staying relevant in the face of competitive forces. Continue reading →

Coldwell Banker CEO: ‘Traditional is a box they think we don’t want to be in’

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Charlie Young talks to Inman about the changes hitting real estate, his competitors’ tech offerings and the ongoing rebrand. Continue reading →

‘We haven’t seen much movement’: KW president on early iBuyer results

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Long the frontman for the company’s technology development, Josh Team stepped into a new role this year as president of Keller Williams, answering directly to CEO Gary Keller. Continue reading →

NRT’s CEO downplays disruption, teases new transaction tools

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Ryan Gorman spoke with Inman by phone to discuss some of the challenges this company is facing head-on this year and his now-infamous letter raising concerns about competitor Compass. Continue reading →

Industry veteran Russ Cofano to start team — on and off the court

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A brush with death helped Russ Cofano decide to make a major career change. Now, he’ll work as a broker at Windermere Real Estate while fulfilling a dream to coach high school basketball. Continue reading →

Zillow has been buying homes for a year now. How’s it going?

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It’s been a year since Zillow’s ambitious undertaking to buy and sell homes to consumers with quick-close, all-cash offers under the “iBuying” model. Continue reading →

HomeServices chairman teases ‘several’ acquisitions in 2019

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Ron Peltier is enjoying HomeServices of America’s view from the top, but he’s not spending too long taking it in. On Wednesday, the company spoiled NRT’s two-decade reign as the top real estate brokerage in the country in transaction sides — for the fi… Continue reading →