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To Florida, Love Texas: Agents offer hurricane advice

As Houston and coastal Texas deal with Harvey’s aftermath, a nervous Florida prepares for the possibility that Hurricane Irma could make landfall this weekend. Cindy Hamann Category 5 Irma, which has already pulverized the Caribbean, could present different challenges to the Sunshine State than Harvey did to Houston — less rain but potentially much higher […]

From our new Chief Product & Marketing Officer: People, purpose and passion

Matthew Shadbolt Some exciting personnel news: Matthew Shadbolt is joining Inman as chief product & marketing officer. Matthew has spent the last dozen years building and sharing cool real estate products, first at Corcoran and then at The New York Times. He starts with us on September 18th. If you don’t already know him, you […]

Redfin’s 1% listing fee: Coming to a market near you

Glenn Kelman In its first earnings report since going public in July, Redfin posted strong revenue growth, as the high-tech brokerage’s website gained steam and its market share “accelerated.” The brokerage said it planned to roll out its reduced listing fee of 1 percent to cover the vast majority of its projected homeseller clients (down […]

Why MLSs should charge more, play nice with brokers and merge already

A report released today by a new MLS think tank starts off bluntly: “Almost everyone interviewed for this study feels that the MLS industry has meandered aimlessly for over a decade.” How to stop that wandering? Seven MLSs representing about 300,000 agents, brokers, and appraisers have gotten together to form a strategic thinking forum, MLS […]

Hot damn! Detroit real estate is on fire (and it’s cheap)

While some markets are feeling the sting of lower sales and contract signings, other markets are thriving in the midst of a too-hot-to-touch housing market — namely, Detroit. Detroit suffered greatly after the recession with a population growth slump, unimpressive job growth and neighborhoods filled with abandoned or foreclosed homes. Some buyers and investors immediately […]

HomeServices of America acquires Mid-Atlantic giant Long & Foster

Jeff Detwiler, Long & Foster’s president and COO will become CEO. HomeServices of America, a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate, today announced its acquisition of Long & Foster, the country’s largest privately held residential real estate company by sales volume, for an undisclosed sum. HomeServices’ 2017 acquisitions, which include Houlihan Lawrence at the beginning of the year, […]

Coldwell Banker helps furry friends find homes after Harvey

In March, Coldwell Banker launched its 2017 “Homes for Dogs” campaign, a joint effort with Adopt-a-Pet.com to help precious pups find new homes at various Coldwell Banker offices during the Adopt-a-Pet National Adoption Weekend on Sept. 9 – 10. So far, Coldwell Banker has aided more than 20,000 dogs at these events, and this year, […]

10 things you need to know before buying or selling an equestrian property

Ranging from modest homes with just enough land to house an aging family pony to multi-million dollar equestrian estates, few types of property require such a specific field of knowledge including equine health care, safety, state liability laws and pasture management. Most clients looking to have their horses on their own property usually have a […]

How one home inspector is using drones to gain an edge

With a constant stream of modern technology hitting the market, real estate agents and other professionals are finding new and innovative ways to take advantage of 21st century technology. Whether it’s 360 video being used for virtual home tours, mobile apps that let you take on-the-go continuing education on your phone or new CRM platforms […]

10 dos and don’ts of starting a real estate career

Though failure is common in the real estate industry, there are real estate agents who get into the business and close 20, 30 or 40-plus homes their first year. Imagine earning that type of income right out of the gate. You too can make this happen when you treat real estate as a career. Below, […]

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