Drunken gunman, new legal filing, Roseanne Barr: Inman’s Top 5

Looking for a quick catch-up on the buzziest stories of the week? Here’s Inman Top 5, the most essential stories, according to Inman readers. Continue reading

‘Divine’ timing brings $80M Texas broker to eXp Realty

Cloud-based brokerage eXp Realty is continuing its recruitment run by snatching up one of Northwest Texas’s top independent brokerages. After 13 years of running Amy Tapp Realty, broker-owner Amy Tapp is transitioning her 45-person brokerage into an eX… Continue reading

RE/MAX purchases Compass’ North Shore offices in Chicago

RE/MAX has purchased Compass’s Chicago North Shore office locations, Inman learned on Wednesday. Compass offloaded the brick-and-mortar locations as a result of its $444 million acquisition of @properties Christie’s International Real Estate, which clo… Continue reading

The secrets behind RE/MAX’s top team and its billion in sales

On this episode of Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered — now exclusively on Inman — Gary Ashton and Debra Beagle raise the curtain on The Ashton Real Estate Group’s playbook. Continue reading

Brad Inman: ‘AI will be god-like,’ and other real estate predictions

The Inman founder recently shared why he’s excited about the future of AI — and talked about what he sees coming next for real estate. Continue reading

RE/MAX taps an industry veteran to revive Motto Mortgage brand

Former PHH Mortgage executive Vic Lombardo was most recently COO of Guaranteed Rate Affinity, a joint venture between nonbank lender Guaranteed Rate and Anywhere Real Estate. Continue reading

RE/MAX stays profitable as US agent count, revenue decline

RE/MAX’s total agent count grew 2.5 percent from a year ago, to 147,073. But a growing proportion of those agents work outside of the franchisor’s main markets, the U.S. and Canada. Continue reading

NAR defeats discount brokerage Homie in antitrust lawsuit

The court determined that Homie’s claims were no longer timely, that it failed to make a case for antitrust injury and that it did not provide enough evidence to prove wrongful interference in its business dealings. Continue reading

Homes.com sent direct mailers to sellers across the country asking them to pay to ‘boost’ their homes

Many agents have gathered in online forums to criticize the mailers as “unethical.” But Homes.com’s parent company says most agents are fine with them. Continue reading

‘Survivor’ contestant, real estate all-star shares 5 actions to transform your business

Quintavius “Q” Burdette is at the top of his game. Here’s how you can be, too. Continue reading