Listing ‘mafias,’ the Amazon of real estate and other Connect standouts

This year’s highlights included the escalation of a Zillow-CoStar cold war, warnings that the market could turn and countless tips for agents who want to thrive in any kind of market. Continue reading

Knock focused on winning agents’ trust

In case they’re not getting the message, Knock’s booth at Inman Connect Las Vegas sported a banner that read, “In Agents We Trust.” Continue reading

Marketer offers smart, data-powered marketing automation: Tech Review

Marketer excels at executing on your marketing plan, helping you reach the people you determine will best serve your business plan. The Norway-based company is planning on making its way to the United States. Continue reading

Cover raises $60M to scale its backyard prefab housing business

The one- or two-unit homes are manufactured off-site and assembled in a property owner’s backyard, without the use of a large crane. Continue reading

Multiple listing service technology needs to evolve, faces challenges

A panel of multiple listing service executives at Inman Connect Las Vegas argued Thursday that their industry’s technology could use an infusion of time, talent and money. Continue reading

KW mega team Hergenrother Realty rebrands as Livian

The company also received an investment from Keller Williams, which should allow it to keep expanding. Continue reading

Move CEO David Doctorow pushes back on anti-portal rhetoric

The top executive at realtor.com’s parent company said agents remain essential customers for listing portals, even as companies offer services to buyers and sellers. Continue reading

New marketing suite from Tribus offers features for social, email and print

In an exclusive Inman announcement, Tribus revealed its new suite of products for digital, print and social marketing for agents, teams and brokerages. Continue reading

‘We’re transforming the industry’: Side CTO Ed Wu

Two top technology execs, Ed Wu of Side and Chris Cox of Keller Williams, discussed their respective approaches to the ubiquitous conundrum of how to best serve agents with “self-contained” tech. Continue reading

Realogy’s Social Ad Engine makes social media advertising easy: Tech Review

The user experience does a good job of recognizing the critical nature of simplicity. That seems obvious, but solutions to the problem of how to help agents create a social presence vary across the industry, and this is one of the better ways to do it. Continue reading