Redfin beats expectations with over $124M in revenue for Q4 2018

Those earnings represent an increase of 30 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2017, the company also revealed. Redfin also saw a net loss in the final three months of 2018 of $12.2 million, compared $1.8 million during the same period in 2017. Continue reading

Today’s disrupters aren’t all that disruptive: Howard Hanna

Howard “Hoby” Hanna has been in real estate for 26 years and runs a company founded by his grandfather. And in his opinion, today’s disrupters aren’t all that disruptive. Continue reading

6 things to say to clients worried about stock market volatility

With no end in sight to market volatility, managing client jitteriness is likely to be one of Realtors’ primary responsibilities in the coming months. Continue reading

Government shutdown delays release of housing data

The U.S. government has been partially shut down for less than a week, but already the closure is blocking access to critical government data, including information that would have shed light on the housing market. Continue reading

Connect the Sessions: Follow the money at Capital Connect

Venture capitalists, start-up founders, private equity professionals and many others will give you the inside scoop on what’s coming down the pipeline. Continue reading

Say hello to your new CFPB director, Kathy Kraninger

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finally has a non-temporary leader. On Thursday, the Senate voted 50-49 along party lines, with no Democrat voting in support, to approve Kathy Kraninger as the new head of CFPB. Continue reading

Inman Connect New York: Capital Connect Video Recap

Watch all of Inman Connect New York 2018’s Agent Connect sessions in one place, and learn from such insightful presentations as playing the long disruption game, what Wall Street is doing in the real estate tech investment space, and drawing the real e… Continue reading

What does the stock market tumble mean for real estate?

The Dow Jones dropped more than 800 points on Wednesday, the third biggest point drop of the year and the biggest drop since February. As investors sell-off stock and the benchmark yield rises, what does it mean for the real estate industry? Well for o… Continue reading

Anxiety still lingers 10 years after historic financial crisis

A decade ago, the housing market collapsed and Wall Street sputtered. It was the beginning of a decade of deep anxiety that still lingers today. Continue reading