How real estate agents are becoming the 'mayors of their community'
During Thursday's Inman virtual town hall, real estate leaders shared tangible ways they're helping their community amid shelter-in-place orders
by Patrick Kearns May 14
Realogy vet to lead international expansion at eXp Realty
Michael Valdes most recently served as senior vice president of global servicing for all of Realogy's brands
by Patrick Kearns May 12
Earnings offer hope, but 'normalcy' is still distant
The pandemic may continue to wreak havoc for some time, but a strong quarter of earnings offers support to the idea that there's light at the end of the tunnel
by Jim Dalrymple II May 8
Airbnb to lay off almost 1,900 people amid coronavirus struggles
The layoffs come as the pandemic has largely stopped global travel and after Airbnb previously undertook cost-cutting measures
by Jim Dalrymple II May 5
WATCH: Inman Town Hall on 'What Works Now'
Here are the videos from the latest edition of Inman Town Hall, which focused on tech tools, branding, and strategy
by Inman May 5
EXp World Holdings reports 73% revenue increase in Q1
The company's virtual world platform VirBELA saw its biggest net increase in customers ever in the first quarter of 2020
by Patrick Kearns May 5
After rocky rollout, agents receive small business loan money
The Paycheck Protection Program has allocated nearly $660 billion for small businesses. Despite glitchy application systems and unresponsive lenders, a number of agents now say they've received funding through the program
by Jim Dalrymple II May 4
Goodbye sports cars, hello restraint: Luxury marketing flips the script
'The over-the-top marketing, the partying and the champagne is not cool right now,' said Donna Olshan, a luxury Realtor and the founder of Olshan Realty in New York
Keller Williams franchises are reducing fees amid slowdown
Franchises across the country are having discussions about ways to help agents financially, according to KW President Josh Team
by Patrick Kearns Apr 23
Market snapshot: Florida and the coronavirus pandemic
Agents across the state have felt a market impact since the virus took hold, but how and to what extent depends a bit on the region
by Lillian Dickerson Apr 20
WATCH: Inman's Town Hall on 'The Essentials'
Yesterday's virtual Town Hall, led by Brad Inman, focused on essential solutions for the coronavirus era
by Inman Apr 17
Real estate to be permanently more virtual following pandemic
Renee Funk and Joe Rand said agents and consumers alike are being forced to adopt new tech amid the pandemic. That could make the real estate industry more efficient
by Jim Dalrymple II Apr 16
Shut up! Just focus on selling houses
Opinion
As hard as things might be right now, it doesn’t give anyone the right to be insensitive to fellow professionals
by Jay Thompson Apr 15
RE/MAX expands broker fee deferrals, enacts hiring freezes
The real estate franchisor is enacting cost-cutting measures including a suspension of its popular 401K matching program, company bonuses and a nationwide hiring freeze
by Patrick Kearns Apr 14
Stimulus checks will start coming next week: IRS
Real estate agents in markets where transactional activity has halted may be getting a little relief soon
by Patrick Kearns Apr 10