Announcing the 2019 Inman Innovator Award winners

Redfin Direct, Homeward and Brix Real Estate are among those honored at Inman Connect Las Vegas. Continue reading

Millennials are the worst clients, according to agent poll

A recent survey from Redfin also shows that agent attrition is going up, and that many agents have to supplement their income with other work. Continue reading

Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman on Zillow: ‘I’m scared of them’

Describing Zillow as ‘Godzilla,’ Kelman also conceded that Redfin’s iBuying program will never grow to 50% of the market. Continue reading

Homeward CEO: ‘Opendoor and Redfin will look like the same company in 5 to 10 years’

Tim Heyl, a mega agent with Keller Williams and a budding tech entrepreneur, argues that the residential real estate industry’s business model is going in two directions, and that successful firms don’t want to be caught in the middle. Continue reading

Northwest MLS breaks the mold to allow public display of agent commissions

The move represents a sharp break from 600 or so other MLSs nationwide, some of whom have threatened to cut off brokerages who have tried to publicly display commissions. Continue reading

How to talk to clients about iBuyers

Everyone’s abuzz about iBuyers and their threat to the real estate industry. But the reality behind the hype is more complex, as a couple of recent news stories show. Here are three quick ideas on how to use these stories to highlight your own value as… Continue reading

BlackRock raises its stake in plummeting Realogy

Investment management firm BlackRock now owns a stake in the real estate holding company valued at approximately 16 percent. Continue reading