California agent charged with theft and forgery tied to 2020 home sale

Daniel Montano, 28, an agent with RE/MAX Gold Coast in Ventura, California, was arrested on Nov. 17 for allegedly making false statements and forging his clients’ signatures. Continue reading

Billions in losses, a brutal market and more from Q3 earnings season

A slowing market is taking a toll on big real estate companies, though not every firm is suffering equally. A look back on the past three dramatic weeks of third-quarter wins, losses and draws. Continue reading

Abuzz, then a bust: What happened with all that big ‘platform’ chatter?

Real estate platforms were a hot topic a few years ago, but for even some of the biggest companies, sprawling enterprise has been the quickest way to failure, Inman founder Brad Inman writes. Continue reading

RE/MAX hangs onto slim profit in Q3 amid housing downturn

Steep declines in core revenue streams like broker fees were offset partly by the acquisition of independent franchise network RE/MAX Integra, according to earnings data on Thursday. Continue reading

Real estate companies are about to tell us just how bad the downturn is

Many of the industry’s big companies are about to report their third-quarter earnings. The reports will offer the first in-depth look at how firms coped with a rapidly cooling market. Continue reading

Here’s why video is one of the best lead generation strategies today

As the market shifts, agents need to reconnect to the fundamentals of their business, agents said at Inman Connect — and leverage video in any and every way. Continue reading

3 leaders reveal the ‘blessing and curse’ of the fall housing market

During their latest Connect Now appearances on Tuesday, Tommy Choi, Quintavius Burdette and Vanessa Bergmark share their unique challenges as the market shifts and how they’re preparing their clients for success. Continue reading

Watch: Fixing your fixer upper

Given the extremely limited inventory conditions the past few years, many people ultimately bought homes that needed some work. What resources are available for consumers to educate themselves on how to finance these renovations so they can stave off b… Continue reading

RE/MAX Holdings appoints new chief information officer

Former Fathom Realty executive Grady Ligon has joined the company, bringing more than 20 years of experience in financial and brokerage technology. Continue reading

‘Don’t wait until the plane crashes’: Lawyers offer grim antitrust update

Chris Osborn, Mitch Skinner and Claude Szyfer offered an update on multiple industry antitrust lawsuits at the Council of Multiple Listing Services’ annual conference. Continue reading