Fighting back: Educate your audience, and use the best tech to stay ahead
Ryan Rodenbeck, founder and owner of Spyglass Realty and Investments, says his brokerage educates its audience on what makes it different, and that's what gives it an edge over the competition
by Inman Sep 25
Has the ‘Tinder effect’ taken the romance out of homebuying?
Opinion
The ability to 'swipe right' to find a perfect match at first glance or 'swipe left' to dismiss those that aren’t has changed the house-hunting environment
by Chris Wilkins Sep 25
MoxiWorks blasts Compass for agent productivity claims
MoxiWorks CEO claims Compass agents become 16% less productive when they move to the company
by Patrick Kearns Sep 25
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate revamps agent marketing tool for mobile era
PinPoint, which first launched back in 2010, has been redesigned to offer agents new profiles, more precise targeting and predictive analytics
by Gabriela Barkho Sep 25
Property crime is down nationwide: FBI
But victims still suffered $15.3B in damages in 2017
People on smartphones mobile phones
Despite the massive growth of online home search portals, many more consumers find their agents through referrals from friends or family, according to NAR data
by Teke Wiggin Sep 24
Win all of your listing appointments without breaking your budget
If you want to knock out your competitors, experiment with some of these tools — and stay within your budget
by Bernice Ross Sep 24
Pitching your real estate tech to Inman? Avoid these 6 blunders
Opinion
If you're a tech company trying to catch the eyes of Inman's tech-forward, deal-savvy audience, you'll want to take note
by Craig C. Rowe Sep 22
Key handoff
BRIX Real Estate's new Simple Offer program promises cash offers for clients in 47 hours, leveraging the capital of the newly arrived San Francisco iBuyer
by Patrick Kearns Sep 21
Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff at 2018 Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit
Spencer Rascoff discussed the tech behind cryptocurrencies, the looming buyer's market in 2020 and more during a video interview in New York
Amazon unveils new Echo devices, Alexa microwave
The Seattle tech giant's smart-home ambitions are growing
Real estate photographer sues Zillow for copyright infringement
A California photographer of high-end properties says his contract with agents ‘prohibits third party use without permission.’ Zillow says his claims are without merit.
by Andrea V. Brambila Sep 20
MailChimp launches direct mail beta, admits print's not dead
Users can now use the popular email marketer's lists to target customers with custom postcards using the same interface as its email builder
by Craig C. Rowe Sep 20
Hamptons agent Telly Karoussos sings country song
“This is the master, light and bright,” Telly Karoussos sings in his original video for a newly-built $1.995-million, 5-bed, 4-bath home
NYC brokerages unite to launch 'game-changing' data platform
Halstead Real Estate and Douglas Elliman among 7 brokerages spearheading the launch of NYC Buyer Graph
by Patrick Kearns Sep 20
Blend wants to make applying for a mortgage smoother with AI
The Peter Thiel-backed San Francisco startup's new product for lenders, Blend Intelligence, automatically requests documents from borrowers and runs health checks on them