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With consumers fueled by digital information, social media has perfectly positioned us to create relationships — beyond just a name in your database. And savvy agents can do it at an extremely high level in a relatively short time using only the tools at their fingertips.

Flyhomes, an iBuyer that will make cash offers on behalf of homebuyers, has nabbed an additional $21 million in equity financing plus $120 million in debt for purchasing and reselling homes.

Chicago-based eXp agent Sean Cochran's real estate parody of “Friends in Low Places” garnered more than 575,000 views in one month.

TPI Cloud Hosting alleges Keller Williams agreed to pay $1.8 million to develop a consumer-facing app, but never paid, then used the technology to build its app in-house.

Jaime Hensley of American Real Estate ERA Powered, Charis Moreno of NextHome, and Greg Fox of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Alliance touted the benefits of joining big franchises at ICLV.

Need advice on interviewing for your team? Verl Workman says try to figure out if the candidate subscribes to your core values. “If they don’t give you the right answers for those, then it’s probably not a great fit,” he said onstage at Inman Connect Las Vegas.

From Zillow to Redfin and beyond, watch Inman announce the winners of the 2019 Innovator Awards in Las Vegas.

Competition for hiring top agents is intense, especially when said agents are getting propositioned with signing bonuses among other perks. Hear tried-and-true secrets for recruiting the top producers to your indie in this Inman Connect Las Vegas discussion.

A pair of lawsuits could upend how compensation works, but NAR believes the cases "are wrong on the facts, wrong on the economics and wrong on the law."

Peer Reputation helps agents connect, rank and refer one another to leverage relationships. But is its true potential in peer-to-peer referrals, or could recruiting be a better use?

Before learning about the local restaurants and parks, consider becoming an expert on the housing stock in the neighborhood. Commit important numbers to memory, and beat your competition.

Agents will be continually challenged to strike a balance between technology and good old-fashioned face-to-face techniques. You have to learn to tune out the noise and focus on growth, which will likely come from mining your database rather than single-digit online lead conversion.

New York and Florida are the states with the highest number of vacant homes, according to a new Attom Data Solutions study released Thursday.

To make sure your team gets the most out of social media, make sure they know the answers to these questions. 

Offerpad will provide the homebuying capital behind Keller Offers in 12 markets, giving KW agents a chance to rep both sides of a sales transaction for the iBuyer.

More and more so-called iBuyers are popping up everywhere. Even some independent brokerages are getting in on the game. Find out how two brokers are incorporating iBuyers into their businesses straight from the Inman Connect Las Vegas stage.

Former "Real Housewives of New York" star Kelly Bensimon is joining the brokerage, and Stephanie Garbarini has been named vice president of marketing.

Hint: These Inman Connect Las Vegas panelists said cyberstalking and cultivating an online footprint are pro moves agents should employ.

Zillow business shifts, Wall Street's thoughts on profitability and a slow housing market were the biggest topics over the past two weeks.

There is so much to absorb at Inman events, it can seem impossible to take it all in. Sure, you can take copious notes, but you also want to be engaged and listening. The pressure of maximizing your takeaways from the sessions and speakers is greatly reduced when you attend as part of a group.