Here's what agents are pulling down at the top US brokerages
With fewer transactions in play, agent recruitment and retention comes down, in many cases, to the way agents are compensated
by Mike DelPrete Jun 5
A 4-decade first, TopProducer rolls out lead-gen features
TopProducer, at 40-years-old, released a new suite of features called Social Connect to help users find new avenues of business through digital marketing, the company said
by Craig C. Rowe Jun 2
Mortgage rates ease on debt deal, but jobs report fuels inflation fears
Friday's strong jobs report renews worries that the Federal Reserve is not done hiking rates to combat inflation as policymakers face June 14 decision to 'hike, skip or pause'
by Matt Carter Jun 2
Zillow and Opendoor expand partnership to 11 new markets
The former rivals are now jointly providing cash offers to consumers in a total of 16 markets, most of them spread out across the Sunbelt, according to an announcement Thursday
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 1
Side restructures, wants staffers based in the markets they serve
The company, which supports real estate professionals who want their own brand, plans to have its staff members work in the markets where its partners are based
by Jim Dalrymple II May 31
CoStar, Zillow and the next phase of the portal wars
Opinion
Portal competitors are shelling out big money in an effort to dethrone Zillow, but do they stand a realistic chance?
by Mike DelPrete May 31
A squad of economists is waging a stealth war on America's '30% rule'
The Brooke Amendment — a law otherwise known as 'the 30% rule' that has shaped US housing policy since the 1960s — is in the crosshairs as spending on real estate soars to record heights
by Marian McPherson May 31
KW Cares is 20! Its CEO reveals how leaders can mobilize agents to give
Alexia Rodriguez, CEO of KW Cares, Keller Williams' philanthropic arm, reflects on the nonprofit's 20th anniversary and why companies with employee hardship funds enjoy higher retention rates
by Marian McPherson May 31
Plunk's API plugged into Mosaik and Roomvu
In addition to Mosaik and Roomvu, Plunk is also providing actionable market data to DropOffer, Calque and SphereBuilder, according to a company announcement
by Craig C. Rowe May 30
Ignition! Brokerage Engine, Payload to speed secure payments
Brokerage Engine will leverage Payload’s flexible set of APIs to automate a range of crucial financial functions, according to an announcement exclusively sent to Inman
by Craig C. Rowe May 30
Zillow expands 'post-pay' Premier Agent model to 2 new markets
The expansion is part of Zillow's 'enhanced markets' program, which is now in 6 cities and part of the company's efforts to eventually build a real estate 'super app'
by Jim Dalrymple II May 26
Spencer Rascoff
The portal's co-founder and former CEO also said that Zillow's impact includes creating tens of thousands of new 'super agents'
by Jim Dalrymple II May 25
Doss's latest search app comes with deep GPT-4 integration
Doss was one of the industry's earliest adopters and advocates for how artificial intelligence can enhance home search and real estate services
by Craig C. Rowe May 25
Auction.io acquires Doorsey
Doorsey uses a publicly available bidding website on which buyers can see competitive offers and submit formal 'bids' above the last. Founder Jordan Allen was happy to see the deal go through
by Craig C. Rowe May 24
The portal wars: Can any challenger seize the throne from Zillow?
Zillow has the most traffic, according to an analysis by Intel, but at least 1 rival is growing rapidly in what one observer compared to a Game of Thrones-style gauntlet run
by Jim Dalrymple II May 24
Mike DelPrete: Zillow and Redfin's AI tools aren't that big a deal — yet
In an interview with Intel, tech strategist Mike DelPrete laid out how artificial intelligence might change the industry — including real estate search portals — and why we're not quite there yet
by Daniel Houston May 24