Want to audit your CRM? Ask these 5 questions
Auditing your CRM will build self-awareness and help you establish personal responsibility around your processes. Most importantly, you’ll sell more houses — which ultimately is the goal of every single real estate agent
by Tom Toole Jan 3
7 questions sellers will ask on listing appointments
Educating and empowering clients will lead sellers to being comfortable with making good decisions and hopefully generating some more inventory in this challenging market. Here are a few questions they'll most likely be asking you — and how to expertly answer them
by Cara Ameer Jan 3
All the biggest challenges facing all the biggest companies in real estate
As Inman's '5 Challenges' series wraps up, take a look back at how Keller Williams, Compass, Zillow and 6 other major players will contend with low inventory, rapid growth and more in 2022
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 2
A simple real estate sales formula to guide you in 2022
There are hundreds of formulas for stable, long-term success out there — but according to top producer Jimmy Burgess, only one has really stood the test of time. It boils down to these three key ingredients
by Jimmy Burgess Jan 2
News Quiz: Test your knowledge of real estate's biggest stories of 2021
Acquisitions, spats, implosions and brawls: As the year wraps up and real estate professionals wish for the best in 2022, test your knowledge of the biggest real estate stories of 2021
by Inman Dec 31
What I learned about real estate while sailing the Pacific
Back in August, Jay Thompson spent three weeks in the middle of the Pacific, confined to a 72-foot boat plowing through waves in an impossibly large ocean. Here's what he learned on the epic adventure — about people, real estate and life
by Jay Thompson Dec 31
The top 21 Inman stories of 2021
In a year that seemed like a reprise of 2020 — call it '2020 Light' — the past 12 months have been filled with anxiety. Take a walk down memory lane as Inman reveals its most-read stories of 2021
by Inman Dec 31
Douglas Elliman completes spinoff from Vector, goes public as 'DOUG'
The New York-based brokerage will now trade under the ticker 'DOUG' as a standalone company after parting ways with Vector Group, the owner of a tobacco firm
by Daniel Houston Dec 30
Want to increase your productivity in 2022? Take a break!
No individual or team can run hot all the time. Carefully managing your energy will help you to retain your creativity, productivity and motivation. Here's why you need to incorporate breaks into your daily routine
by Bernice Ross Dec 30
Chris Heller: 'There's not going to be any more typical cycles'
The former CEO of Keller Williams and current executive at OJO Labs envisions a shifting market and an industry that's more oriented around teams
by Jim Dalrymple II Dec 29
Can eXp Realty maintain rapid, sustainable growth in 2022?
There's no doubt that eXp has been on a hot streak, but that doesn't mean the brokerage lacks challenges to consider as it looks to 2022, including scaling operations through rapid growth
by Lillian Dickerson Dec 29
New York mandates higher fines, more training to combat housing discrimination
Broker and agent license fees and fines will go toward a new Anti-Discrimination in Housing Fund for fair housing testing
by Andrea V. Brambila Dec 29
Meet Tim Heyl: Team leader, CEO and Inman's 2021 person of the year
Heyl's rise as an agent and CEO of Homeward has been exceptional. But that isn't all he's done. Inman spoke to Heyl on his remarkable success as he sets his sights on the new year
by Jim Dalrymple II Dec 29
Readers share their real estate New Year's resolutions
The new year is here, which means it's time to get cracking on those 2022 goals. What are you hoping to achieve? Today, readers share their real estate New Year's resolutions for this year
by Inman Dec 29
Florida real estate agent shot dead by recently evicted tenant
Real estate agent Sara Trost was fatally shot near a house she was selling by a disgruntled tenant who may have mistook the agent for his former landlord, neighbors said
by Ben Verde Dec 28
Former Century 21 agent suspected in serial killings of homeless men
Former Century 21 agent Willy Suarez Maceo, 25, has been charged with the non-fatal shooting of 1 homeless man, and is suspected by police in 2 other killings
by Ben Verde Dec 28