How Jay and Michelle Macklin successfully went independent

Reorganizing, rebranding, recruiting — here’s how the Macklins handled their first year after splitting from RE/MAX. Continue reading

The Best of Next Avenue: Essential Advice for Dealing With Your Parents’ Stuff

Many Next Avenue readers are, or will be, stressed, worried and anxious figuring out what to do with their parents’ stuff. We know this because our 2017 story, “Sorry, Nobody Wants Your Parents’ Stuff” is our most-read, most-shared piece. And it led to… Continue reading

Real estate as a second career: The quick-start guide

Drew Hannan of Drew Hannan Homes and Keller Williams in Rochester, New York, is a former restaurateur and business owner who recently got into real estate as a second career. He got a very fast start closing 42 deals in his very first year, and he’s he… Continue reading

New York real estate board names new president

John Banks, the five-year president of the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) announced today that he’s retiring to spend more time with his family and pursue philanthropic interests. Jim Whelan, the current executive vice president has been confirm… Continue reading

What underground poker taught Molly Bloom about real estate

Molly Bloom, a speaker and entrepreneur, chatted with Inman about her thoughts on “Molly’s Game” and her experience with real estate, and she gave a preview of her comments for the upcoming Inman Connect Las Vegas event — where she’ll be speaking durin… Continue reading

Can your brokerage be tech-savvy or customer-centric? The answer is both.

Real estate continues to see new models try to disrupt the industry’s more traditional framework. From “technology-first” brokerages to the iBuyer movement, movers and shakers dominate the news feeds. To prevail, you must win the consumer and technolog… Continue reading

Four things to consider when choosing your first brokerage

Congratulations! You’re about to embark on an exciting new career as a real estate agent. But like all change, it can be scary, filled with difficult decisions, starting with like what real estate brokerage you will choose. Which one will help give you… Continue reading

Will Tiny-House Communities Help Middle-Class Homebuyers?

The housing market in the United States may have bounced back since the Great Recession. But fairly stagnant wages, higher home prices and steep rents have made it harder to afford buying a home. The State of the Nation’s Housing Report 2018, from the … Continue reading

Connect Las Vegas: Attendees share why you need to be there

“If you value how your business world will look tomorrow, you better be there,” Boris Geheniau said. Continue reading