Goodbye Climb, a unique brokerage lost to a cookie-cutter industry

Inman Columnist Troy Palmquist mourns the loss of Climb, an ambitious indie brokerage founded in San Francisco. Continue reading

Jim Harrison out at MLSListings, now consulting for Compass

Harrison was first put on leave last fall. His official departure from the Northern California MLS took place in December. Continue reading

Agent-developed office productivity app WhoHub hits the mark

WhoHub is an app for real estate offices to streamline communications between agents and provide a central source for office resources. Continue reading

The Real Word: Real estate as the best investment of the decade

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, they discuss a survey about real estate as the investment of the decade, wonder whether the guns are real and loaded in Dr. Phil’s house a… Continue reading

Concierge competition is heating up. Here’s how indies can compete 

In the ongoing listings wars, some of the nation’s most heavily funded brokerages have been boasting about their concierge services. It’s worrying for indie brokers, but Troy Palmquist and Linnette Edwards have some ideas on how to compete. Continue reading

Realogy to shutter Climb, integrate it into Coldwell Banker

Coldwell Banker CEO Ryan Gorman said the move will allow members of both Realogy and Climb to take advantage of the latter company’s larger scale. Continue reading

NAR president applauds Trump’s planned environmental rule change

Vince Malta applauded the White House’s proposal to “modernize” a rule that governs an array of infrastructure projects, though the move also drew condemnation from the left. Continue reading

3 real estate companies were among the top equity raisers of 2019

Opendoor, Vacasa and Compass all raised at least $300M in 2019 and were among the top 11 companies in terms of equity raises in 2019. Continue reading