Why next-level service is the only way to survive a shift

Between business growth and the changing market, there is much to consider in real estate right now — but we’ve been focused on the wrong things. Here’s the real way to survive market shifts and industry changes. Continue reading

Ixact Contact wants to manage your social media now

Ixact Contact, a CRM and marketing solution, has been tweaking its new interface for months and has now launched it along with additional features, such as social media marketing and annual goal tracking. Continue reading

Is Emphasys the back-office solution your brokerage has been waiting for?

Emphasys real estate software allows brokers to oversee all aspects of deal flow and commission payouts, and it leverages integrations with dotloop, DocuSign, SkySlope and QuickBooks. Continue reading

How trustworthy do your clients think you are?

A new national poll, commissioned by flat-fee brokerage Purplebricks, found that real estate agents and journalists are among the least trustworthy professions in American consumers’ minds.  Continue reading

Why SoftBank is betting big on Opendoor, Compass, and real estate tech

On the heels of its combined $800M in funding for Opendoor and Compass, SoftBank sees opportunities to build successful, profitable, disruptive new businesses that leverage technology across the entire real estate supply chain.. Continue reading

How unproductive agents are bringing real estate down

Leaders of the Council of Multiple Listing Services (CMLS) urged their members to be part of the change in the industry as CMLS kicked off its annual conference Thursday. Continue reading

‘An extremely positive snowball effect’: Multiple listing services consolidate in New York, Illinois

Two MLS consolidation efforts were announced Tuesday, one in New York and another in Illinois. Continue reading

The Real Word: How the industry is showing its value to consumers

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White talk about BRIX Real Estate’s Simple Offer program that allows sellers to check out Opendoor’s investor bids right from the brokerage’s website. Continue reading

Keller Williams gets into iBuying

Keller Williams has been quietly testing an iBuyer program for more than a year in an undisclosed market. Darryl Frost, a spokesperson for Keller Williams told Inman the company has closed nearly 100 transactions, but it’s not ready to go to market and… Continue reading

Sotheby’s International Realty expands in China with new office

Sotheby’s International Realty is working to expand its footprint in China with the addition of a new affiliate in the nation’s largest city, Shanghai. Continue reading