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Agents need to push past fear when posting online

Jan 24, 2025

Industry leaders at Inman Connect New York argued that social media and online videos are essential tools for today's real estate agents, who need to find their voice and share their stories.

Sell like a spy: Mastering connection and ‘elicitation’

Jan 24, 2025

Hurewitz took the Inman Connect New York stage Friday to share key insights from the book designed to help real estate professionals grow their business. Sell Like a Spy draws upon lessons from elite government professionals, including the FBI, Secret Service, military and special forces.

71% of real estate agents didn’t close any deals last year

Jan 24, 2025

At Inman Connect New York, Redfin's Joe Rath broke down the views of active agents in the industry, who make up less than a third of all Realtors.

Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag sue LA over fires, water shortage

Jan 24, 2025

The reality TV stars along with 21 others are suing the city for its failure "to properly construct, inspect, maintain and operate its water supply system," which, they allege, led to the loss of their home in the Palisades fire.

Venture capitalists: Proptech founders need tenacity

Jan 24, 2025

At Inman Connect New York, a group of VCs agreed that every new company wanting money needs a leader with the courage to bleed for their company.

Former HUD Secretary: We need big ideas on affordable housing

Jan 24, 2025

At her first ICNY appearance, former HUD Acting Secretary Adrienne Todman talked about missed opportunities to improve inventory and why it's will — not funds — keeping the U.S. from solving the affordable housing crisis.

Elliman’s Michael Liebowitz says the brand is all about ‘expertise’

Jan 24, 2025

The new CEO and chairman of Douglas Elliman made his debut on the Inman Connect New York stage on Friday, sharing his big ideas for how the brand plans to be an industry disrupter while maintaining its reputation as a leader in luxury.

Economists no longer expect big drop in mortgage rates this year

Jan 24, 2025

Elevated rates chill the prospects of a 2025 sales rebound from the lowest level in 30 years, as many would-be homebuyers and sellers would stay on the sidelines.

Nykia Wright vows transparency, turnaround as NAR chief executive

Jan 24, 2025

During her first appearance at an Inman Connect event, Wright said she previously brought another entity back "from the brink of extinction and irrelevance" and will now do the same at NAR.

Leads, conversions and value amid the portal wars: DelPrete

Jan 24, 2025

Despite arguments about traffic, industry expert Mike DelPrete writes, the bottom line for the portal wars comes down to revenue.

RealForce gives marketing teams agency-level power: Tech Review

Jan 24, 2025

Craig Rowe reviews for Inman a digital marketing solution called RealForce, which offers an array of enterprise-level capabilities ideal for empowering marketing and creative teams for big-brand brokerages.

Real estate’s antitrust woes may continue during Trump’s 2nd term

Jan 24, 2025

The real estate industry has been drowning under antitrust lawsuits and complaints regarding its commission and pocket listing rules. Some hope Trump will bring a lighter hand to antitrust, but his nominees for Attorney General and Assistant AG suggest otherwise.