Inman names 2025 Future Leaders in Real Estate

Inman honors the brightest achievers under the age of 40, embodying creativity, exceptional leadership and boundary-pushing innovation within the real estate community. Continue reading

Zillow settles with NYC broker who sued StreetEasy over fees

Broker George T. Spyridakis alleged the rental listing platform effectively “masked” listings but still charged daily marketing fees. He moved to withdraw the case this week after reaching a settlement with Zillow. Continue reading

New Zillow standards to hit NYC’s StreetEasy in June

Listings that are not sent to StreetEasy within 24 hours of being publicly marketed will still be published by StreetEasy but offending agents will lose access to key tools and programs on the platform. Continue reading

New York broker sues Zillow, saying StreetEasy ‘masked’ his listings

George T. Spyridakis, an associate broker with eXp Realty, alleged Zillow’s StreetEasy allowed multiple brokers to list the same unit on the platform, effectively hiding it from public view. Continue reading

Former Google CEO scores buyer for $39.5M NoHo penthouse

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has found a buyer for his Manhattan penthouse, which listed for $39.5 million in December. It was the priciest home under contract last week among 29 NYC properties. Continue reading

Compass CEO Robert Reffkin comes out in favor of Homes.com

On Thursday, in conversation with Brad Inman at ICNY, Reffkin weighed in on the portal wars, predicted an improved market in 2024 and revealed he takes public transit around New York. Continue reading

Queens is poised to unseat Brooklyn as hottest NYC borough

A new report from StreetEasy suggests that the World’s Borough will be crowned the hottest borough in New York City after a stellar 2023. Continue reading

Real estate took a drubbing in Q4, but some companies still surprised

Brokerages, tech companies and mortgage providers all saw massive losses as the market soured at the end of 2022. But some leaders did have a few tricks up their sleeves. Continue reading