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Starter homes gaining equity faster than luxury sector: Zillow

Owners of starter homes are gaining more equity than owners of luxury homes thanks to the intense demand for affordable properties, says a new Zillow report. Over the past year, starter homes gained 8.5 percent in value while luxury homes only gained 3.6 percent in value. Over the past five years, owners of starter homes […]

Housing starts make solid 10% gain over December

The January 2018 joint report by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on new residential construction offers some good news for the inventory-deprived housing market. Privately-owned housing starts made solid gains in January with 9.7 percent growth month-over-month, and 7.3 percent growth year-over-year, to a seasonally adjusted rate […]

Agent Connect NY 18: Day in the life of a hustling Realtor — ‘The Carpool Chronicles’

Lynn Johnson of Be Home Realty is many things. A daughter, a fiancé, a Realtor and — very importantly — a carpool parent. Watch Johnson on the Inman Connect New York stage as she explains how she’s harnessed the power of social media and human connection to create a loyal following for her down-to-earth, unintentionally comical video series, “The […]

Inside Trump’s historic $95M mansion deal, 10 years later

Jim Weix, a South Florida Realtor, recalled a period at the peak of the housing bubble more than a decade ago when even the man mowing his lawn was scouting six-figure real estate deals. “The guy that cuts my grass, he came by one day and he said, ‘Hey Jim, I’ve got this really hot […]

Competition over SoCal market share heats up, eXp lands talent

After a number of acquisitive brokerages have been circling San Diego in recent months, some key activity exploded this week. In addition to Compass’s announcement Wednesday of its San Diego expansion, virtual brokerage eXp Realty, which has launched in 47 states, strengthened its presence in the highly competitive Southern California housing market with the recruiting […]

Agent Connect NY 18: Live problem solving

One of the many beneficial sessions at Inman Connect New York is “Agent live problem solving” at Agent Connect, where pro agents discuss audience queries and work through issues live onstage. Watch Leslie Hirsch (co-founder of the Howard Morrel Team at Engel & Völkers NYC) and Lisa Jalufka (associate broker, Century 21 Redwood Realty) as they answer questions like: […]

Agent Connect NY 18: Zillow and realtor.com lead conversion strategies

Lead conversion is critical to any sales-based business, and real estate is no exception. That’s why Zillow director of industry outreach Jay Thompson, who just recently announced he would be retiring in the summer, and realtor.com executive vice president Luke Glass shared the best tips and tools for increasing conversion rates on stage at Inman Connect […]

Buckle up for a sustained rise in interest rates: analysis

We are likely to be in a sustained rise in interest rates (sometimes just writing that sentence means that the rise has stopped for good), but even a sustained one has its plateaus, and at the end of this week, the credit markets have stabilized. The 10-year Treasury note in July 2016 fell to 1.37 […]

Agent Connect NY 18: Real estate apps every agent needs

In addition to knowing real estate, self-proclaimed marketing nerd and national speaker for realtor.com Kristi Kennelly knows a thing or two about capturing an audience — she was a Broadway performer in a previous career, after all. Watch her engage the Inman Connect New York crowd as she shares the absolute must-have apps every agent needs to know about […]

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