In crowded virtual staging category, Collov AI offers ease, affordability: Tech Review

Craig Rowe reviews Collov AI for Inman. The product gives agents and real estate stakeholders an easy, affordable way to virtually stage homes and use AI to generate short room tours, edit furniture and adjust room styles. Continue reading

A 7-home estate and a former talk show host’s Montecito hideaway among September’s priciest sales

Last month’s most expensive luxury home sales include an oceanfront showplace you just can’t build anymore and a celebrity ex-pat’s former residence. Continue reading

Anywhere: The rise and fall of an industry giant

The cautionary tale of Anywhere is one of historic industry dominance, costly missteps and an inability to adapt in time, Sean Frank writes. Continue reading

How AI virtual staging is changing real estate marketing

Is spending $20,000 to $40,000 on traditional home staging necessary? Until recently, virtual staging wasn’t a true alternative — it was expensive, slow and often looked artificial. That changed with AI. Continue reading

Trump bump flattens for luxury homebuyers in Silicon Valley

The area’s high-end homebuyers, many of whom work in tech, don’t take market fluctuations well, largely because their wealth is typically generated through IPOs and stocks. If the stock market is in a tizzy, they won’t be buying real estate. Continue reading

Coldwell Banker nabs Bay Area-based Joe Velasco Group

The team did $180 million in sales volume via 90 transactions last year. Its move to Coldwell Banker comes amid an intense period for agent and team recruiting. Continue reading

Tap into the growing numbers of buyers insisting on upgrades

Smart home improvements make all the difference between a listing that slowly sells and one that truly stands out in the market, team leader Carl Medford writes. Continue reading

Docusign CEO: New software aims to ‘remake’ real estate

At Inman Connect New York, Docusign CEO Allan Thygesen said its new software, Transaction Spaces, can reduce the complexities inherent in the transaction process. Continue reading

Jones Fridman International brings on Straser Silicon Valley team

The merger brings on Katy Thielke Straser’s seven-person team and allows Jones Fridman International to expand its market area into Northern California. The team now represents about $25 billion in career sales. Continue reading

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt sells Silicon Valley home at $22.5M

Schmidt and his wife, Wendy Schmidt, bought the home in 1990 for $2 million and gradually expanded the estate over about 20 years, adding neighboring parcels, a guest house and a green house. Continue reading