It’s a good thing stories aren’t children, because writers (and editors, and publishers) definitely have their favorites.
These weren’t necessarily the most-read or most popular stories on Inman this year, but they were the ones we liked the best, both self-written and penned by our colleagues. Enjoy!
Amber Taufen‘s top stories of 2015:
Rupert Murdoch playing hardball with Zillow
How will nationwide marriage equality ruling affect real estate?
Why the next great real estate innovation won’t be visible
How one brokerage generates 80% of its leads using content marketing
Zillow Group claims 5 percent ‘wallet share’ of agent advertising
A Tesla will not change your life much — being liquid during the next downturn will
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The hybrid brokerage dilemma: Why better tech shouldn’t necessarily yield a consumer discount
How mobile technology has changed real estate
The dangerous truth about business today that no one is discussing
The one item needed to sell your home for top dollar
How to execute killer online lead conversion
Dani Vanderboegh‘s top stories of 2015:
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5 things Kanye West can teach us about real estate
The ultimate guide to selling tiny homes: Part 1 and Part 2
DIY home staging: Tips from the pros
Selling homes of the dead: Do you divulge their bloody past?
6 marketing lessons learned from Donald Trump’s campaign
Realtyperson, heal thyself: Why you should move every 5 years
What I’ve learned as the mother of millennials
5 ways to get more eyes on your content
5 reasons why real estate investing has never been hotter
6 factors that impact the value of a home
Andrea V. Brambila‘s top stories of 2015:
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Zillow execs evoked ‘Thelma and Louise’ before jumping ship from Move
Deal or no deal: MLSs talk terms with Zillow Group
Special report: How and why real estate needs to clean house
NAR approves $12M/year ZipLogix deal to offer free online transaction management to all Realtors
MLSs anxious about their role in Upstream
ListTrac’s plan to sell agent and consumer behavior data
MLSs defend ListTrac data deals
Referrals from non-real estate agents can be tricky — or even illegal
Teke Wiggin‘s top stories of 2015:
Special report: tracking systems zero in on what buyers really want
Buyers using app to get lockbox codes, tour listings without agents present
How virtual assistants are boosting agents’ profits — and risks
New payment tech helping renters use debt to cover housing costs
Sex offender info often should be shared by buyer’s agents: NAR, attorneys
Meet social agents, real estate’s new middlemen
Special report: the bottom line on online leads
Should real estate agents drive fancy cars?
Gill South‘s top stories of 2015:
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Inside Ben Kinney’s flourishing real estate empire
DJ Grubb winning with a traditional real estate model
Behind-the-scenes look at the Zillow/Trulia/News Corp. listings battle
Realogy and PHH alter joint venture terms as MSA debate heats up
8 ways Google is circling real estate
Biggest US brokerage puts its listing portal on ice
Brad Inman‘s top stories of 2015:
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Zillow closes Trulia acquisition
Upstream and Broker Public Portal projects are announced