Agents are more important than ever. Here’s why

It’s a tough world out there for real estate agents. Jay Thompson urges agents to boost their self-confidence and effectively communicate their unique value proposition. Continue reading

How Twitter fought Elon Musk with a real estate investment strategy

The social network briefly turned to a poison pill to fight off the world’s richest man. And as it turns out, poison pills have a long history in the real estate industry. Continue reading

Redfin property search to shine under Constellation1 partnership

The data behind home searches, market alerts and other listing services throughout Redfin will now be provided by Constellation1 Real Estate Data APIs. Continue reading

Seed funding of $2.6M poured into rent-to-own app Gravy

Gravy has issued over $4 million worth of rewards and its members have set more than $100 million in goals for their first home purchases. Continue reading

Inman Connect returns: Big parties, tech’s reckoning and a Zillow pile-on

The event wrapped up this week after a two-year, pandemic-forced hiatus — and highlighted all the ways the real estate industry is still evolving. Continue reading

For the seamless transaction, the devil’s in (digitizing) the details

Technology is key to smoothing out all of the friction points of the real estate transaction, according to two company executives at Inman Connect New York. Continue reading

3 real estate brokerage pain points that tech firms are trying to fix

From slow appraisals to MLS interfaces falling behind agents’ needs, a few tech companies are eyeing solutions for brokerages, according to panelists at Inman Connect New York. Continue reading

Transparency and speed: 3 leaders share the future of transaction tech

SkySlope’s Buck Avey, Openn’s Peter Gibbons and ShowingTime’s Michael Lane share how transaction management is key to ushering in a more equitable buying and selling experience. Continue reading

Blockchain technology doesn’t need agents — but its users might

Blockchain enthusiasts aren’t fond of intermediaries. If this technology takes off in real estate, agents will have to prove their worth. Continue reading