Genuine communication is the anecdote to iBuying

The Agency founder Mauricio Umansky believes that art of genuine communication is dying, and it’s up to real estate agents to keep it alive or lose ground to disruptive real estate tech companies pushing things like iBuying. Continue reading

How to build a track record by knocking on doors

When luxury agents David Parnes and James Harris wanted to get into real estate years ago, they didn’t have a track record, contacts or anything else that agents typically need to succeed. So they hit the pavement. Here’s how that lead to success. Continue reading

The Agency founder talks expansion, corrects the rumor mill

Mauricio Umansky says the agent count at his Southern California boutique brokerage is actually way up. Continue reading

Next big luxury design trend? Think dinosaur fossils

Homeowners are showing interest in dinosaur fossils as one-of-a-kind fixtures sure to spark interest and envy or as part of their mission to establish private museums. 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

Gwen Stefani sells gloriously artsy Beverly Hills mansion for $21.65M

The sprawling 15,500-square-foot estate, which she had shared with her now ex-husband Gavin Rossdale, has been sitting on the market since 2017. Continue reading

Flood of agents depart SoCal luxury brokerage The Agency

Departing agents have fled to Compass and to Hilton & Hyland, a brokerage that has a history of bad blood with The Agency. Continue reading

Lesson Learned: Honesty is everything

Each week, we talk to agents across the country about what they’ve learned along the way (and what they wish they had known as new agents). This week, find out why The Agency’s Tracy McLaughlin believes being truthful is the only policy for agents. Continue reading

The psychology behind pricing a home in the luxury sphere

Pricing a property is a real skill no matter the niche, but it can be especially tricky in the luxury market. That’s why we got some of the top luxe agents to share how they work through pricing with high-net-worth sellers. Continue reading

Actor Rob Lowe slashes price of California mansion to $42.5M

Rob Lowe, the actor known for playing Sam Seaborn in the political drama The West Wing,’ just slashed the price of his swanky California mansion. Continue reading