Inman News

The world of real estate is rewarding, challenging and ever-changing. To help you know what’s ahead for strategic planning purposes, here’s an outlook on the industry through 2020.

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, RE/MAX and Redfin are partnering up, and some think it’s just a matter of time before the bigger brokerage buys Redfin.

Austin, Texas-based inventor Michael Butcher designed a bot originally intended to help restaurants, auto mechanics and nail salons follow up with leads — but it turned into something more when he was asked by a real estate agent friend to develop an iteration that would help pre-qualify buyer and seller leads. Here, Butcher gives us an in-depth look at his brainchild, Nextbot.io.

In an age where you have so much information literally at your fingertips, why do buyers still need a buyer’s agent? Your client experience is where your value lies. It’s yours to prove.

As an indie broker and a self-professed tech geek, regular columnist Erica Ramus has learned a few things. Here are seven truths you should know before investing in technology.

A week after a fleeting view of Kim Kardashian's minimalist, basinless bathroom sink lit up the internet, the reality star revealed the mystery behind its mechanics.

Two consumers have filed a civil rights lawsuit against Zillow Group seeking to compel the company to make its websites accessible to people with visual disabilities.

Zillow’s cut the ribbon Wednesday on a new Southwest hub that will serve as the operations center for its year-old Zillow Offers platform.

Coldwell Banker Bain announced on Wednesday a full organizational change to support its agents with new technology, marketing and branding.

The question has prompted a debate — including in a recent Facebook post with hundreds of comments — over how to safely welcome strangers into a property.

The federal government released regulations Wednesday meant to stimulate investment in businesses and real estate projects in financially distressed areas.

The best way to attract seller leads is to create quality information that will help them and position you as the local expert. Here are 50 blog post ideas aimed at attracting sellers. You only need to write them once, but you can repurpose them throughout your career.

DashCMA quickly performs robust comparative market analyses for real estate agents. The CMA visualizes data to better communicate home values to clients and uses metrics that many others don’t.

There is increasing buzz around lawsuits against social media platforms, real estate agents and brokers over "scammy" and "spammy" lead generation activities. Some of these problems come from real estate professionals who don't fully understand digital marketing practices and technology. Here are eight easy rules for agents who want to stay out of the fray.

While attending the real estate licensing program, I learned an insane statistic: About 90 percent of real estate agents leave after five years. How do you prevent falling prey to the five-year itch? Actively continue your education through these three avenues.

Version 8 of the app, which has 18 million downloads, uses 3D scanning to capture measurements and indicate doors and windows automatically.

A steamy real estate promo video featuring models playfully chasing each other around a luxury pad has drawn ridicule from across the globe on social media.

Quicken Loans and vacation rental company Vrbo are partnering to allow prospective buyers to use rental income on primary or secondary homes to qualify for a mortgage. 

Flat-fee brokerage Reali announced Wednesday that it has acquired a loan company and is launching its own, in-house mortgage service.

In the constantly changing real estate industry, how do real estate brokerages furnish their agents with the knowledge and tools they need to succeed? Here are some of the top strategies for fostering agent growth through coaching, ongoing education and proactive training programs.