Million dollar baby: Real estate’s biggest new hires and moves

Brown Harris Stevens, Coldwell Banker, and other industry brands made moves last week, adding multimillion-dollar brokers and team leaders to their ranks. Continue reading

Leo Pareja: ‘Consolidation begets more consolidation’ (WATCH)

EXp Realty CEO Leo Pareja, REMAX CEO Erik Carlson and Douglas Elliman CEO Michael Liebowitz debated the state of the real estate industry at Inman Connect New York. Continue reading

CEOs: Real estate moving toward a ‘United, Delta, American’ moment

At ICNY, Leo Pareja, Erik Carlson and Michael Liebowitz mused on the Compass-Anywhere merger, private listing networks and how the industry might consolidate into a few powerful brands, like the U.S. airline industry. Continue reading

REMAX, Real both pick up big Compass teams in the West

Two leading Compass teams based in Seattle and Denver have moved to other brokerages, according to separate announcements on Wednesday. The teams represent a combined 2025 sales volume of $270 million. Continue reading

REMAX expands Canadian footprint with $3B family brokerage

Toronto real estate dynamo Vivian Risi and her two children, Michelle and Justin, have moved their brokerages to REMAX after years with Royal LePage. The Risis’ teams closed $3B in 2025 alone. Continue reading

More AI? A big recovery? Real estate heavyweights predict 2026

Leaders including eXp’s Leo Pareja, REMAX’s Erik Carlson and top-selling agent Ben Caballero envision more tech, more change and perhaps a mixed recovery next year. Continue reading

Spread cheer: How brokerages are giving back this holiday season

Whether through coat and toy drives, donations or other charitable events, real estate firms across the U.S. and Canada shared with Inman the myriad ways they give back to their communities. Continue reading

How this brokerage CEO went from slinging ‘za to indie leadership

Learn how indie broker Andres Hoyos combines care for the industry and his agents and where he sees real estate moving in 2026. Continue reading

Through the bathroom door: What 3D tours reveal about buyers today

The rooms that get the most attention online might surprise you, Troy Palmquist writes. Here’s what the data says about how we sell homes in 2025. Continue reading

Will Anywhere merger launch M&A arms race? It’s not yet clear: Intel

Competitor brokerages have been largely silent in recent weeks on plans to join forces in response to the Compass-Anywhere deal. But some do sense opportunities arising from the deal. And one big real estate player didn’t hold his tongue. Continue reading