WATCH: The top 10 trends impacting real estate in 2019

Moderators Wendy Forsythe and Amy Somerville reveal some of the top tech usage trends that competitive agents are using to get ahead onstage at Inman Connect Las Vegas. Continue reading

RE/MAX reports $71.4M in revenue, net income of $8.6M in Q2

The franchisor’s revenue in the second quarter was boosted by Motto Mortgage franchise sales and international growth, according to RE/MAX executives. Continue reading

WATCH: Stealing data is ‘bad all around and bad for business’

RE/MAX Chief Executive Adam Contos and other real estate leaders weighed in on data security during this Inman Connect Las Vegas panel. Continue reading

Considering new tech? Make sure it hits these 4 marks

Moving a real estate business onto a new technology platform doesn’t have to be frustrating or overly time-consuming. When the new product can raise productivity and transform business, tech users have even more motivation to take the leap and make the… Continue reading

NAR: Commission lawsuits could be ‘disastrous’ for both buyers and sellers

How should the industry make agent commission structures more transparent before angry consumers and the Justice Department forces it to do so in ways that might be harmful? Continue reading

Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman on Zillow: ‘I’m scared of them’

Describing Zillow as ‘Godzilla,’ Kelman also conceded that Redfin’s iBuying program will never grow to 50% of the market. Continue reading

Real estate execs promise they don’t want to steal your data

One of the things that often gets lost when discussing major acquisitions by big companies is the individual agent, who goes from utilizing a startup’s service to potentially running a crucial part of a business on a competitor’s platform. It happened … Continue reading

Baird & Warner CEO: ‘The buyer should pay the buyer agent’

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

BlackRock raises its stake in plummeting Realogy

Investment management firm BlackRock now owns a stake in the real estate holding company valued at approximately 16 percent. Continue reading