WATCH: 5 trends broker-owners can’t ignore

How can you position your brokerage in the face of “disruption”? Onstage at Inman Connect Las Vegas, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate President Sherry Chris illuminates all the areas brokerages should pay attention to in a constantly changing indus… Continue reading

Did Realogy just create a new industry standard for closing gifts?

The final 15 minutes of ICLV’s CEO Connect was supposed to be a broad discussion about the country’s biggest companies — Facebook, Amazon and Google — and whether they would ever substantially enter the real estate business. That was, until this mornin… Continue reading

Raising the real estate bar, the Zillow and Compass way

A few years ago, a real estate veteran allegedly wore a hat with the number “40” emblazoned on the crown, which was his purported ranking on the Stefan Swanepoel 200 Power List. Continue reading

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate expands to Oklahoma

Metro First Realty of Edmund, Oklahoma – a one-time member of the Metro First Realty franchise network – is affiliating with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate (BHGRE) and will rebrand as Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Paramount. The franchise … Continue reading

WATCH: The tech that powers agent success

Many brokerages are touting their proprietary tech offerings as a competitive advantage, but what technologies are the real must-haves? Strip away the hyperbole and drill down to the nitty gritty. Continue reading

WATCH: How to have vision without eyesight

On the surface level, real estate is almost thoroughly visual. What can we learn about real estate and life when we remove sight and focus on other senses? Co-founder of Senspoint Design, who has been blind since birth, Hoby Wedler shows the Inman Conn… Continue reading

WATCH: What trends should brokers be embracing in 2019?

Data is the new currency. Focus on culture and core values. The era of one-size-fits-all brokerages is dead! If you’re a broker, these are just a few of the trends you will need to grab ahold of and embrace in 2019.  Continue reading

Here’s how Compass, Realogy and NextHome test new technology

Industry technology leaders from Compass, NextHome and Realogy laid out their companies’ different approaches when it comes to building technology on a panel at Inman Connect in New York City on Tuesday. Continue reading

Here are Swanepoel’s most powerful and influential people in real estate

Ron Peltier, the CEO of HomeServices of America is the most powerful and influential person in real estate according to sixth annual Swanepoel 200 (SP200), published by T3 Sixty. Peltier beat out other top executives from Keller Williams, RE/MAX, Zillo… Continue reading

Better Homes and Gardens expands into Texas, Arkansas

Right off the heels of its expansion into central New Jersey earlier this month, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate announced its latest extension partnership, this time in Texarkana, Texas. Continue reading