The Real Word: Can the appraisal process be color-blind?

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. In this edition of The Real Word, they’ll discuss racial discrimination in homebuying, NAR’s Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, and using TikTok as … Continue reading

Inman Review: VoxDirect makes text marketing simple

A “MailChimp” for text marketing, VoxDirect is a mobile app for both major operating systems, helping agents schedule and leverage text messaging for lead capture and nurture. Continue reading

Flyhomes lands $150M to bring end-to-end homebuying to more markets

Flyhomes says it’s helped close $2.6 billion in home sales to date, with sales prices ranging from $150,000 to $5 million. The company provides end-to-end homebuying services through brokerage, mortgage and closing subsidiaries. Continue reading

After buying frenzy, demand for second homes comes down to earth

New lending restrictions and buyer preferences meant slower growth last month in mortgages for vacation homes and investment properties. Continue reading

Offerpad is a more profitable flavor of iBuying: Mike DelPrete

Offerpad’s latest financials strongly suggest that a less venture-funded, less tech-enabled, more real-estate focused and less breakneck version of iBuying can be (almost) profitable. Continue reading

Email marketer ActivePipe rolls out brokerage-wide nurture campaigns

Helping power the new nurture service is technology ActivePipe acquired in its purchase of HomePrezzo in 2020. Continue reading

Knock CEO Sean Black sees a ‘transaction revolution’ on horizon

Ahead of his speaking engagement at Inman Connect next week, Knock CEO Sean Black dished on the tech trends he expects to accelerate this year. Continue reading

Attom releases platform for on-demand access to real estate data

The service is intended to help technology providers, brokerages, financial institutions and other real estate industry players leverage data on-demand as needs arise for marketing, sales and critical business decisions. Continue reading

Tackling agent retention? 4 strategies for a stronger firm

You can’t predict when your agents will decide their time with your brokerage is done, but while they’re with you, you can work to support them. Here are a few effective ways to prioritize retention. Continue reading

Why agents and title agencies don’t always see eye to eye

While the title agency tends to bear its fair share of a transaction’s detail-oriented work, it’s when communication and cooperation collapse that closings tend to be delayed. Here’s why both companies need to work together and communicate clearly. Continue reading