Windermere acquires 50% of West Coast Commercial Realty
The 30-year-old commercial brokerage gives Windermere a larger footprint in commercial sales and leasing in Seattle
by Patrick Kearns Oct 5
The sales volume leader tug of war continues — this time RE/MAX has the pull
The brokerage earned $10.9B in system sales according to the 'Franchise Times' 200+ list, beating out 4 other real estate franchisees on the list
by Marian McPherson Oct 5
Vija Williams hired as director of growth for Ben Kinney Companies
The prolific Keller Williams team leader and mega-agent aligning with Kinney Companies marks a shift in the Washington state market
by Veronika Bondarenko Oct 5
The Inman Weekender, October 6-7, 2018
The week's top real estate industry stories and practical advice to use this weekend
by Matthew Shadbolt Oct 5
Who needs an office? Not me
You'd think a good ol' office would be the way to go, but what good is that fancy office space if no customers walk in?
by Teresa Boardman Oct 5
Growing number of millionaires spurs demand for luxury agents
Number of US millionaires soared to 32 million in 2018, according to new Coldwell Banker Global Luxury report
by Gill South Oct 4
Opinion
Are agent selfies sabotaging your brand?
Whether you realize it or not, having agent selfies on your brokerage website creates an unstructured look that will hurt your branding efforts
by Amy Gallagher Oct 3
Zillow’s homebuying experiment is making money, but there’s a catch
New numbers from Phoenix show the real estate tech giant will make $9.3M on home sales this quarter, but still has lots of unsold inventory
by Mike DelPrete Oct 3
Brokerage accused of paying agents bonuses for double-ended deals
Lawsuit against New York brokerage Houlihan Lawrence takes a new twist, with anonymous letters alleging the firm was paying 'secret kickbacks' to its 1,300 agents
by Andrea V. Brambila Oct 3
Zillow is becoming a Canadian listings giant
The company now has 7 listing partners for the upcoming launch of its Canadian home search, totaling 30,000 listings
by Veronika Bondarenko Oct 2
Xperience Real Estate expands in Texas with new partnership
The addition of the McAllen-based Deldi Ortegon Group is part of Xperience's renewed focus on the Lone Star State
by Marian McPherson Oct 2
Compass launches in Austin with top-performing Sotheby's agents
On the heels of Dallas launch, Compass expands deeper into Lone Star State with hires from 3 rival brokerages
by Patrick Kearns Oct 2
Redfin Estimate comes under fire for sudden price hikes
Has the valuation tool contributed to rising home prices? Joseph Alongi, founder of low-fee brokerage SoldNest, penned a blog questioning its accuracy
by Patrick Kearns Oct 1