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Data providers now data partners as Plunk, Local Logic strike deal

Sep 12, 2023

The overlap in offerings will empower clients on both sides of the partnership, providing Local Logic users with granular insights on the financial aspects of homes within market reports.

Don’t wait! Get a jumpstart on your financial fitness

Sep 12, 2023

It's never too early to get a jump on long-term business and financial planning, sisters Amy Chorew and Maeda Palius write in their first column for Inman.

Lux CEO, former fashionista joins Christie’s International Real Estate

Sep 12, 2023

Luxury agent Shelton Wilder, CEO of the Shelton Wilder Group, joins Aaron Kirman at AKG | Christie's International Real Estate after closing $150 million in sales volume in 2022.

Divvy Homes letting 95 employees go, including senior managers

Sep 11, 2023

The third round of layoffs in the last 12 months affects employees in 21 states, including Divvy's chief legal officer, vice president of compliance and head of design.

Lead gen is not enough. Here’s how to nail down lead conversion

Sep 11, 2023

In the last of his 5-part series, broker Nick Schlekeway looks at lead conversion. What is it, and why do so few agents ever get good at it?

Chicago property owner amasses $15M in fines for ‘rat harborage’

Sep 11, 2023

Suburban landowner Suzie B. Wilson has acquired hundreds of largely vacant properties in the city's south and west sides. She has garnered thousands of tickets worth millions of dollars in the meantime.

Visionary leaders can save NAR

Sep 11, 2023

So-called organized real estate appears to be anything but in NAR's convoluted structure, writes Inman founder Brad Inman. No wonder so few successful Realtors are willing to get involved.

‘Selling the OC’ matters more than you think right now. Here’s why

Sep 11, 2023

Where’s the line? Season 2 of "Selling the OC" is a real-time exploration of what's appropriate in the workplace as the drama unfolds both at The Oppenheim Group and on the national stage.

RentSpree finds its NorthstarMLS in new partnership

Sep 11, 2023

Software company RentSpree has added a 22,600-member multiple listing service to its stable of clients, the upper midwest’s NorthstarMLS, according to a September 8 press release shared first with Inman.

SoCal’s RE/MAX Proper acquires 120-agent indie All Nations

Sep 11, 2023

Bustling Long Beach franchise RE/MAX Proper has acquired longtime indie brokerage All Nations Realty and Investments. The deal brought more than 100 new staff members and agents to the brand.

Everyone is confused about NAR. Just look at the comments section

Sep 11, 2023

Broker Teresa Boardman writes that the lack of transparency from NAR and its leadership has led to a disconnect between agents and consumers. Many perceptions and misconceptions are rampant, and it could spell disaster for the future of NAR.

Avoid these 5 deal-killers to bulletproof your transactions

Sep 11, 2023

Once you get a transaction, writes team leader Carl Medford, you need to get it to the finish line. Here are five escrow failures that can stop you in your tracks.