Bright MLS: No fines issued as pocket listing ban kicks in

The Mid-Atlantic organization fines brokers $5,000 for marketing listings without putting them in the MLS. But days after those fines went into effect, everyone appears to be complying. Continue reading

Want higher attach rates? Make your agents employees

Paul Hurst, the vice president of venture investments at First American, advises that companies are more likely to get consumers to use affiliated services if they use W2 agents. Continue reading

Keller Williams president reveals exclusive details of consumer app

The announcement even briefly brought Gary Keller back to the Inman Connect New York stage, albeit in video form. Continue reading

Nearly 50% of homes sold to iBuyers were in 4 markets: Mike DelPrete

Mike DelPrete maps the growth of tech-enabled real estate brokerages and iBuyers from 2018 to 2020 at Inman Connect in New York. Continue reading

Nearly 50% of homes sold to iBuyers were in 4 markets: Mike DelPrete

Mike DelPrete maps the growth of tech-enabled real estate brokerages and iBuyers from 2018 to 2020 at Inman Connect in New York. Continue reading

Opendoor and MoxiWorks are teaming up to provide cash offers

Agents that use MoxiWorks’ technology platform will soon be able to include a cash offer from the well-funded iBuyer startup Opendoor in their listing presentation. Continue reading

Comedian Will Forte buys swanky waterfront home for $6.25M

Comedian and SNL graduate Will Forte has sealed the deal on a stunning $6.25 million waterfront property off California’s coast. Continue reading

Rihanna’s former New York penthouse languishes on the market

Rihanna may have found love in a hopeless place, but for her former rented penthouse, things seem just plain hopeless. The 4,647-square foot condo has been languishing on the market for a decade. Continue reading

BlackRock’s environmental strategy could shake up real estate industry

BlackRock, among the world’s largest asset managers and a significant investor in publicly traded real estate companies, including Realogy, Zillow and RE/MAX, drew attention after its CEO announced environmental sustainability would influence future in… Continue reading

Rich Barton tops Swanepoel Power 200 list

The Zillow co-founder beat out executives at the nation’s biggest brokerages and holding companies, including HomeServices of America, whose chairman held the top spot in 2019. Continue reading