Strategy first — then technology, proptech leaders emphasize at ICNY

“Too many agents — and too many brokers, quite honestly — will go buy the next shiny thing without thinking about the strategy,” Homegenius executive Jose Perez said at ICNY Wednesday. Continue reading

Can buying a home be as easy as pie? KW tapped Domino’s engineer to see

As the real estate market continues its frenzied pace, real estate companies are quickening their race to create the industry’s best end-to-end digital transaction experience for agents and consumers. Although the pieces are still coming together, Kell… Continue reading

EXp hits 80K agents, anticipates surpassing 100K by end of the year

As the online real estate brokerage surpassed 80K agents on Wednesday, Glenn Sanford also said at Inman Connect New York that Zillow is a competitor of companies like his. Continue reading

Neat Loans wins backing from Comcast venture capital subsidiary

In addition to financing, Forecast Labs offers startups access to direct response television, direct mail programs. Continue reading

Zillow adjusts Premier Agent pay plan with eye toward culling ranks

The shift will take place in Denver and Raleigh, and will eventually see hundreds of agents removed from the lead generation program, Zillow executives told Inman on Wednesday Continue reading

Realogy CEO Ryan Schneider: Make no mistake, ‘Zillow is a competitor’

Ryan Schneider said Zillow is competing with agents and lamented they’re still writing checks to the company. “It is a shame our industry let those companies get created,” Schneider said at ICNY. Continue reading

Inman Connect is live in NYC this week. Don’t miss out on Vegas

Inman Connect Las Vegas is just four months away. Commit to being there in person to experience the excitement, energy and buzz. Get the lowest price this week. Continue reading

4 predictions for what’s coming next in real estate

Real estate leaders gathered Tuesday at Inman CEO Connect to discuss what kind of changes might shape the next chapter in the housing business. Continue reading

Why are proptech companies flailing on the stock market?

At Inman CEO Connect on Tuesday, First American Chief Innovation Officer Paul Hurst broke down what’s going on with the stock market and why SPAC mergers are so popular. Continue reading