EXp Realty promotes 2 execs to new leadership positions

Carrie Lysenko is now Chief Technology Officer, and Holly Mabery is Chief Brokerage Officer, a newly created role at the firm. Continue reading

In crowded virtual staging category, Collov AI offers ease, affordability: Tech Review

Craig Rowe reviews Collov AI for Inman. The product gives agents and real estate stakeholders an easy, affordable way to virtually stage homes and use AI to generate short room tours, edit furniture and adjust room styles. Continue reading

The 5 non-negotiables of real estate AI

AI in real estate should give agents time back, not take more of it. It should surface meaningful actions the agent didn’t even know to ask, create outcomes, and then give the agent the power to approve, edit, or decline every move. Continue reading

Inman is celebrating 30 years of community, and you’re invited

For 30 years, Inman Connect events have been based on a simple belief: That big change happens when people come together. Continue reading

SERHANT. enters Sin City with 2nd Southwestern market launch

CEO Ryan Serhant said a large part of the firm’s incentive to move to Las Vegas was because of current client demand for relocations or purchasing investment properties in the city. Continue reading

From Vegas to venture capital: Navigating the uncertain path of the proptech founder

Proptech founders have an uncertain path to profitability and worse, there is no definitive course to get them there. Inman columnist Craig C. Rowe interviewed entrepreneurs at different stages of company growth to better understand how they manage sca… Continue reading

AI was built to replace us — but it might end up freeing us

AI adoption in real estate is evolving fast, but its real progress comes from people — the agents, brokers and marketers shaping how the technology works with them. Continue reading

RE/MAX CEO: Consolidation ‘could help accelerate our strategy’

CEO Erik Carlson talked about the success of new tools and fee models at RE/MAX, and said the company’s franchisees are “definitely seeing a lot more inbound activity here,” which may, in part, be in response to the recently announced acquisition of An… Continue reading

Realtor.com parent goes after its own virtual tour target amid battle with CoStar

Australia’s REA Group, owned by News Corp and a 20 percent stakeholder in Realtor.com, has acquired 3D tour technology company Planitar, echoing the 2024 sale of Matteport to Homes.com parent CoStar. Continue reading

NAR and the real estate industry’s irrelevance problem

Failure to embrace tech innovation will ensure the real estate industry falls further behind, hastening the entry of disruptive outside forces, Sean Frank writes. Continue reading