Luxury in ’22: Market slowdowns, reality TV, the metaverse and more

Luxury buyers finally decided to take a pause in 2022 as economic volatility shook the market. But despite a market slowdown, luxury companies and agents continued to make interesting moves. Continue reading

‘MDL’ alum and ‘Buying Beverly Hills’ stars form ‘Bond Collective’

Given their current sales figures, the union between the teams is likely to launch them to become one of the top 10 mega teams in the U.S. Continue reading

‘Million Dollar Listing LA’: What to watch for on the ‘most dramatic’ season yet

We caught up with Josh Altman ahead of Thursday night’s premiere to dish on what makes this season the “most dramatic yet.” Here are a few things that make this season worth a watch. Continue reading

The Agency’s Mauricio Umansky on what’s hurting brokerages the most

At Inman Connect, Brad Inman and Mauricio Umansky, founder of luxury brokerage The Agency discussed what’s happening in the market now and how it’s impacting brokers and their agents. Continue reading

Meet all the agents of the ‘Selling Sunset’ spinoff ‘Selling the OC’

For those who haven’t tuned into the Netflix series, which debuted Aug. 24, here’s the lowdown on who’s who — and some astonishing facts you won’t learn from the show. Continue reading

Jason Oppenheim doesn’t want to talk about ‘Selling Sunset’ right now

Inman spoke with Oppenheim Group founder Jason Oppenheim and vice president Mary Fitzgerald about market turmoil, layoffs and the road forward ahead of Connect Las Vegas. Continue reading

Real estate isn’t a piece of cake. So why are we selling that lie?

Why are so many real estate professionals obsessed with messaging that pretends great real estate service is “quick and easy”? According to Compass’s Leonard Steinberg, it’s time to change the narrative. Continue reading

Agent/broker perspective: Do reality TV shows help or hurt agents’ careers?

Each month Anthony Askowitz explores a hypothetical real estate situation from both sides of the broker/agent dynamic. This time: An agent wants to appear on a real estate reality show, convinced it would bolster her career. How should her broker react? Continue reading