The Real Word: What does iBuyer growth mean for agents?

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, Mike DelPrete and Inman released the State of the Industry Report. In it, DelPrete mentions that the iBuyer segment has doubled every year… Continue reading

IFoundAgent websites put the focus back on search, branding and agents

IFoundAgent is a practical, highly affordable website development service for real estate agents who need IDX sites with lead capture and basic marketing tools. Continue reading

Inman News quiz: Think you’re on top of the week’s biggest stories?

The real estate industry threw some curveballs. Take Inman’s real estate news quiz to demonstrate how strong your talking points and cocktail banter are this week. Continue reading

BridgeMLS to offer members voice services via Voiceter Pro

Voiceter Pro has partnered with a number of MLSs around the country and now has added Northern California’s influential bridgeMLS to its lineup. Members can use both Google and Amazon smart speakers. Continue reading

Barbara Corcoran loses almost $400K in phishing scam

Barbara Corcoran, who founded the New York-based Corcoran Group before selling it to Realogy, revealed to “People” this week that she was conned out of nearly $400,000 thanks to a phishing scam. Continue reading

Young family loses life savings of $775K in escrow wire fraud scam

A couple with a 1-year-old son are urging homebuyers to exercise caution after losing nearly $800,000 in a complicated escrow scam. Continue reading

CRS Data updates tax tools for MLS partners

The tax data platform has released new tools and services for its MLS partner product. Updates feature enriched tax maps, comp searches and prospecting tools. Continue reading

Florida brokerage sued for sending spam about homebuying process

Palm Beach County resident Ryan Millward claims the owner of So Flo Real Estate Group sent him unsolicited text messages about buying a home. Continue reading

Don’t become phishing bait! Use these 5 tips to stay safe

As broker owners, we need to do a better job at being more aware of scams and learn how to avoid them. Here are a few tips I’ve gleaned from cybersecurity experts that will help keep you and your agents safe. Continue reading

Ex-Zillow president: iBuyer business will be a ‘two-horse race’

IBuyers not named Zillow or Opendoor and are in trouble and they don’t know it yet, Greg Schwartz said Wednesday at the RE/MAX R4 convention in Las Vegas. Continue reading