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Real estate is changing fast. Stay ahead of your competition — join thousands of pros at Inman Connect Las Vegas and mingle with the brightest and most successful real estate pros in the business. Continue reading

NAR heads into midyear gathering while under siege on multiple fronts

The National Association of Realtors, which boasts 1.5 million members, will tackle real estate’s hottest topics a week after suffering a series of legal setbacks in court. Here’s a breakdown of the agenda. Continue reading

CoStar eyes ‘ambitious’ investment in residential following banner Q1

The commercial behemoth is ramping up spending by as much as $220 million, with “well over” 1,000 people overhauling its residential websites, CoStar CEO Andy Florance said during an earnings call Friday. Continue reading

Former Inman New Kid, Courted.io, nets $6M funding round

The app’s purpose is for agents to empower each other through direct marketing of listings, recruiting, community building and referral networking. Continue reading

Better shed nearly 60% of employees and posted $304M loss in 2021. But IPO still in cards, SEC filings show

Documents filed Monday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shed new light on just how bad the past 18 months have been for Better. Continue reading

ClimateCheck now available on NAR’s Realtors Property Resource

The climate change risk data company has partnered with the National Association of Realtors to provide property risk ratings to members through an integration with the Realtors Property Resource platform. Continue reading

Payload Keybox secures seed funding in pursuit of $1B in transactions

Payload’s functionality focuses on quickly and safely sending earnest money, broker invoices and any other form of transaction within the context of conducting real estate business. Continue reading

The secret to generating more ‘offer-ready’ buyers

Do you have buyers who are on the fence about writing an offer? Bernice Ross interviews Andrew Flachner of RealScout on how to get your buyers “offer ready.” Continue reading

Virtual real estate brokerage Radius raises $13M in Series A funding

In a funding round led by NFX Ventures’ Pete Flint, California-based real estate startup Radius will use the $13 million to kick off a nationwide expansion and begin developing a mortgage product Continue reading

How thick is your skin? 5 challenges newbies need to deal with today

New agents face a variety of challenges when starting out, according to The Agency’s Santiago Arana, but they can be overcome using simple methods to build your network and increase your skills. Here’s how to break through as a newbie. Continue reading