Redfin ramping up mortgage business with $135M acquisition
Bay Equity Home Loans closed nearly 10 times as many loans as Redfin Mortgage in 2021
by Daniel Houston Jan 12
Corcoran Group adds first affiliate of 2022: Sarasota and St. Petersburg
The new affiliate led by Liane Jamason and Marc Rasmussen will build on the brokerage's increasingly prominent presence throughout Florida
by Lillian Dickerson Jan 12
Top Northern California team leaves Compass for Coldwell Banker
The Khrista Jarvis Team — No. 1 medium-sized team in Northern California and No. 1 all-women real estate team — has left Compass to join Coldwell Banker. The 5-person team nearly doubled its business in 2021, netting $600M in sales volume
by Lillian Dickerson Jan 12
RE/MAX Holdings' Stephen Joyce: 5 facts to know about the interim CEO
On Tuesday, RE/MAX Holdings CEO Adam Contos announced he was leaving the company after 19 years. Here's everything you need to know about the new man in charge, Stephen Joyce
by Marian McPherson Jan 12
The essential new real estate reads of the past 5 years
Every year, a slew of new real estate books come out that promise to help agents to become, well, even better agents. And every year, Brandon Doyle sifts through the titles to find the most worthwhile reads
by Brandon Doyle Jan 12
Top 12 must-read real estate books of 2021
Improving your skills? Starting a book club? Here are the top real estate reads that'll help you get better at everything — from sharpening your communication chops to upping your Facebook advertising game
by Brandon Doyle Jan 12
6 principles of 'Influence, The Psychology of Persuasion'
Here are the lessons you can learn from Robert Cialdini's must-read book on influence and persuasion — and how to apply them to real estate
by Jimmy Burgess Jan 12
11+ weird things readers have seen their clients do
From Frankenstein labs to electromagnetic scanning devices, here are some really weird client behaviors readers witnessed first-hand
by Inman Jan 12
REX: Realogy's stance is prelude to a reckoning on commissions
Realogy says it believes in buyer agents and cooperative compensation, but not in forcing brokers to enter a commission amount to list in a multiple listing service
by Andrea V. Brambila Jan 11
Adam Contos set to depart RE/MAX, Stephen Joyce named interim CEO
RE/MAX board member Stephen Joyce will take over as interim CEO as RE/MAX searches for a permanent replacement. Nick Bailey and Ward Morrison will take on larger roles
by Marian McPherson Jan 11
Renting vs. owning: Which is cheaper in 2022?
Opinion
This week, Bryon Lazine and Nicole White discuss renting versus owning in 2022, FSBO homes hitting a 40-year low and 10 out-of-the-box marketing ideas to try this year
by Byron Lazine Jan 11
Gary Keller named the most powerful person in real estate
Other industry leaders who landed top spots on the prestigious Swanepoel Power 200 ranking include eXp's Glenn Sanford, Realogy's Ryan Schneider and Compass' Robert Reffkin
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 11
M. Ryan Gorman: Of course Realogy believes in buyer's agents
Opinion
After agents responded to Realogy's stance on mandatory commission sharing, Realogy Brokerage Group President and CEO M. Ryan Gorman sets the record straight. 'It’s important to me to get this right,' he writes
by M. Ryan Gorman Jan 10
How to launch new real estate agents the right way
This year, focus on giving back more to the business, and I believe the business will give more back to you with all my heart
by Jimmy Burgess Jan 8
HomeSmart files IPO paperwork
The tech-enhanced brokerage is the first major real estate firm to move toward a stock market debut in 2022. That move, however, comes after a tumultuous year for publicly traded real estate firms
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 7
hundred dollar bills lined up
On Thursday, Realogy Brokerage Group CEO M. Ryan Gorman shared the company's stance on the National Association of Realtors' Participation Rule, saying, 'There’s no reason why an offer of compensation needs to be a mandatory requirement for a home to be listed in the MLS .' Mostly, real estate agents disagreed
by Marian McPherson Jan 7