@properties CEO on the ups and downs of being an indie brokerage

“Cards get stacked against indies,” said Thad Wong, @properties co-founder and CEO, during Connect Now when discussing the challenges of being an independent brokerage. But he also explained why he wouldn’t have it any other way. Continue reading

The top things we learned about luxury at ICLV 2021

From where the market is headed to how to succeed with authenticity in marketing and branding, this year’s Luxury Connect packed a punch. Inman unpacks the event. Continue reading

World’s most expensive home listed for $547M

The Villa Aurora in Rome contains the only mural Italy’s best-known baroque painter — Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio — ever completed. Continue reading

What does the word ‘luxury’ even mean in 2021? Agents have their say

More than a dozen agents weighed in with Inman in October on what “luxury” means to them in the wake of a life-threatening virus, economic uncertainty and a rapidly growing wealth gap Continue reading

Meditation rooms & ‘show showers’: What luxury buyers want right now

Luxury real estate agent Ivan Estrada and luxury residential developer Tyler Jones explain how the pandemic has impacted buyers’ wish lists and must-haves at Inman Connect. Continue reading

The luxury home of the future is all about blurring boundaries

A deep integration with nature, more space and high-end smart home features are just some of the things luxury buyers will demand in their future homes. Continue reading

Luxury Presence launches referral network for top brokers

The Santa Monica-based marketing startup, which raised $5.4 million in 2020, is launching Global Collective, a referral network for agents who have brought in more than $1 billion in sales. Continue reading

How the luxury housing market became invincible in 2021

Luxury real estate agents reported having record years, and high-end properties have grown to become a larger and larger share of the overall market this year. Continue reading

A mansion so nice, she sold it twice: Cindy Ambuehl on a $25M deal

Luxury agent Cindy Ambuehl told Inman how she closed the sale of a $25 million mansion overlooking the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles. Continue reading

David Parnes of the Agency on a 1-in-a-million tear-down opportunity

“Million Dollar Listing” star David Parnes shared with Inman a deal involving a buyer who paid over $30 million to raze an L.A. mansion. Continue reading