Catch up quickly on the most significant stories of the week, as determined by Inman readers. Here's the Top 5 for April 8-14, 2022
The mortgage technology company founded by Guaranteed Rate CEO is integrating with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and partnering with Google Cloud, it was announced this week
Carl Gambino, who has advised 2 of the 3 Jonas Brothers as well as Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez, is signing on with Compass in New York and leaving the Modlin Group, it was announced
Ahead of Inman Connect New York next week, Sotheby's International Realty CEO Philip A. White, Jr. spoke about the rapid recovery of the high-end real estate market and other surprises
Licensed real estate agent Victor Dubauskas, 72, was arrested on assault and battery charges after he allegedly poured his beer on and threw a beer bottle at a Muslim man
Although Wells Fargo executives did not explicitly mention impending layoffs during a Q1 earnings call on Thursday, the company has been closing branch offices
Opinion
If you’re new to real estate, here’s a quick how-to on getting up to speed socially with other agents. From client expectations to putting yourself out there, here’s what you should know
Newer agents sometimes come to real estate with the wrong expectations, or with little understanding of things like contracts and negotiation. Here's how the pros suggest avoiding those mistakes
Top indie brokers share their best secrets for competing against national names to recruit high quality agents
'Our goal is not necessarily to expand a ton into new markets,' Divvy CEO Adena Hefets told Inman ahead of Inman Connect New York next week following company's latest $200M round
Opinion
There are smart ways to overcome a cash offer for that apartment, condo or co-op your buyer really wants. Here's how to go about making your buyer's offer more competitive
Opinion
Being on social media is essential in the real estate industry today. It offers you the opportunity to connect both locally and with those who are part of the current relocation surge
The expanded program and a new buy-before-you-sell offer will be unveiled in Colorado and Utah in the next 2 weeks, followed by Arizona, Nevada and Idaho, executives told Inman exclusively
The price of lumber dropped to $829 per thousand board feet on Tuesday, a 39% drop from just a month earlier and 52% from May 2021, but it's still nearly double the pre-COVID rate
The average property tax bill rose by 1.8 percent in 2021. That's the lowest increase in years, despite record home price growth, according to a new report from Attom Data Solutions
