4 tips for dealing with buyers’ fears in an overheated market

Fear commonly immobilizes buyers from making the choices that will ultimately enhance their lives. Here’s how to coach your clients to succeed despite the potential risks.  Continue reading

Get ready! 6 seller tasks that can increase a listing’s value

In this fast-paced market, sellers are eager to get their homes sold, but taking time to prepare properly before listing can make all the difference when it comes to selling for top dollar. Here are six things agents should address with their clients b… Continue reading

Stavvy lands $40M in funding, signs Flagstar Bank

Paperless closing provider Stavvy has landed $40 million in Series A funding from Morningside Technology Ventures, which the company says will allow it bring its expertise to bear in helping mortgage lenders serve troubled borrowers. Continue reading

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices CEO steps down to lead Place

Place, Ben Kinney’s back-end technology platform, has tapped BHHS CEO Chris Stuart to lead the company as its new president, Inman has learned exclusively. Continue reading

RE/MAX sues eXp Realty over recruitment, ‘false advertising’

The suit claims eXp tried to solicit franchisees whose contracts with RE/MAX weren’t over yet, and that it misrepresented RE/MAX’s commission splits, among other things. Continue reading

10 ways your website is failing you — and how to fix them

If your website is done right, it can be a lead-generating machine. If it’s done wrong, it can end up in the “Google graveyard” bringing in no traffic or benefit to you. Here’s how to fix 10 common mistakes. Continue reading

The New Normal: What if the brokerage of the future isn’t a brokerage at all?

How are brokerages evolving given that teams are less constrained by geography thanks to powerful new upstart companies, even as control of real estate technology becomes more centralized? Dive into Part 1 of Inman’s New Normal series. Continue reading

6 video insights that’ll shape your marketing game plan

Video is a powerful way to connect with your audience. Are you leveraging it to the max? If you’re ready to level up your video marketing strategy in 2021, here, expert Adam Hamwey shares his best tips. Continue reading

3 steps for reevaluating your business goals

Self-evaluation is always important. With limited hours in each day, real estate agents need to figure out how to maximize what they do best. Here are a few things to consider when updating your goals for the year. Continue reading

Why the EB-5 program is critical to residential real estate

It is critical that the public, the residential and commercial real estate sector, and elected officials across the country understand the EB-5 program’s benefits, the jobs it creates and saves, and the potential it has to buttress the post-COVID econo… Continue reading