The Real Word: Should New Yorkers gripe about Amazon’s HQ2?

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week: New York residents aren’t happy about being selected for Amazon’s second headquarters. Is this a racket? Continue reading

How to market a listing from staging to social media

Regular Inman contributor Christy Murdock Edgar talks all things marketing with Interior Marketing Group (IMG) founder and CEO Cheryl Eisen in this q-and-a session that’s full of insights for agents and brokers. Continue reading

How to explain to sellers that the market is turning

Sales are down, prices are flat and real estate professionals across the U.S. are seeing signs of a housing market slowdown. But there’s one group that might not yet have gotten the memo: sellers. Continue reading

10 things real estate agents can be thankful for this year

At my brokerage, we asked our agents to list 100 things they’re grateful for. Here are 10 of the universal themes from those agent- and staff-created lists, compiled together to remind us all what we can be thankful for this holiday season.  Continue reading

Opendoor files for $300M ‘property acquisition fund’

The offering differs from the sort of funding that Opendoor — a so-called “iBuyer” that uses technology to quickly buy and resell homes — has publicly filed for in the past, appearing to mark a bid by the firm to finance property purchases in a new way… Continue reading

LoanDepot originator’s email to Realtor ignites blowback

A mortgage originator with loanDepot in California tried to poach a Realtor that had worked with a mortgage broker on multiple transactions, the company confirmed to Inman after an email detailing the allegations was made public. Continue reading

Realtor association becomes first in nation to offer health plan

The Baldwin County Association of Realtors says it’s the first in the nation to offer group health, dental and vision insurance to its 2,300 members. Continue reading

New platform helps brokerages launch short-term rental programs

‘Powered by Rentl’ is an end-to-end backend platform that enables brokerages to launch branded short-term rental programs for homeowners. Continue reading