Time for brokers, agents to bridge the Sitzer disconnect: LeBarton

Brokerages have been scrambling to get agents up to speed on commissions lawsuits — but they may already be in deeper than broker-owners realize, Inman’s Director of Research tells Intel. Continue reading

NYC’s rep falters amid lower economic, real estate prospects

The Big Apple ranks behind 18 other cities, including Boston, Seattle, and Boise, Idaho, when it comes to factors such as post-COVID urban recovery, commercial real estate, mass transit, crime, outmigration, and work-from-home trends, according to Mich… Continue reading

A stock analyst reveals the 2 big winners from Q2 earnings season

Among the publicly traded real estate enterprises to release second-quarter earnings reports this month, two companies stood out for John Campbell, a managing director at analytics firm Stephens. Continue reading

Realtor.com CEO: ‘Zillow took that crown off us — and I want it back’

During Inman Connect on Tuesday, Damian Eales, Realtor.com’s newly installed CEO, revealed the marching orders he’s received from Rupert Murdoch as he aim to scale the top of the portal game. Continue reading

Will chatbots make housing discrimination worse?

New artificial intelligence technology can recommend real estate listings based on neighborhoods’ ethnic makeup. Experts are worried about the tech’s potential for discrimination. Continue reading

Hiring in real estate ramps up — but lags behind other industries: Labor

May was a strong hiring month for the U.S. as a whole. But in a down market, real estate didn’t quite keep pace, according to new jobs data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Continue reading

Mike DelPrete: Zillow and Redfin’s AI tools aren’t that big a deal — yet

In an interview with Intel, real estate tech strategist Mike DelPrete laid out how artificial intelligence might change the industry, including real estate search portals, and why we’re not there yet. Continue reading

Former radio host for syndicated show pivots to real estate career

The former radio personality known as “Lady Jade” on “DeDe in the Morning” is starting the next chapter of her career with eXp Realty. Continue reading

What layoffs? Most of real estate industry is ramping up, data shows

Employers posted another hot hiring month as the spring housing market picked up, exceeding strong overall numbers, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Continue reading