Catch up quickly on the biggest stories of the week, as determined by Inman website visitors. Here’s this week’s Inman Top 5.
1. 11 time-saving apps that’ll give you leverage
Finding efficiencies wherever you can will help you work smarter, not harder. Here are 11 must-try apps that’ll save you time, put you in control and keep you organized wherever you go.
2. Compass dramatically trims losses, sees rocketing revenue in Q2
The brokerage lost $7 million last quarter, a vast improvement over both the previous quarter and last year. The results earned plaudits from investors. Here’s what you need to know.
3. Are real estate commissions going down? Not so much
If home prices are at an all-time high, how can we say that commissions are going down? Here’s what agents might not be noticing when it comes to their commission.
4. Rocket Homes hiring in-house agents, launching iBuyer program
Rocket Cos., the parent company of the nation’s biggest mortgage lender, plans to get into the iBuyer and real estate brokerage business through its Rocket Homes subsidiary.
5. DOJ intervenes in REX antitrust suit against NAR and Zillow
The federal agency says NAR can’t use a 2008 consent decree to shield itself from investigation of its rules.