Inman News

Out of the accelerator and growing, the virtual homebuilder is taking its virtual custom building solution to new markets in Texas.

A New York-based real estate developer was sentenced to six years in prison on Thursday for running a years-long scheme to defraud investors of $58 million, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced. 

Softbank's Vision Fund, the venture capital arm of Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, is seeking to raise an additional $15 billion to invest in tech startups.

Julianna Margulies, who starred in hit television shows "E.R." and "The Good Wife," just listed her swanky Manhattan apartment for $5.75 million.

Constellation Real Estate Group has acquired mortgage tech provider Mortgage Builder, adding a 12th company to its rapidly growing portfolio.

The week's top real estate industry stories, plus practical advice to use this weekend.

The unemployment rate remained static at 3.8 percent and total employment increased by 196,000 in March, according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Calling expired listings is a time-honored way to drum up business in real estate, but being on the receiving end of such calls is not always welcome.

ReferralExchange announced Thursday that it is expanding into Canada and that it has teamed up with tech-forward real estate company HomeSmart.

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, they sit down with real estate coach Tom Ferry to discuss building a business, work-life balance and how he'd build a brokerage (not that he is). 

Do you need a coach? The answer lies within you and your needs. A coach doesn’t have to be a paid coach; it could be a mentor, a confidant or a person you hire. As long as you work with a pro, your business will improve in these aspects.

What’s it going to take to get real estate technology vendors to transition away from RETS to the Web API? RESO is hoping that both a carrot (providing easy-to-use replication tools) and a stick (large MLSs putting a "death date" on RETS feeds) will facilitate the move.

One of the most important rules of sales is to not spin your wheels on a dead-end deal — and real estate is no exception. Taking a few extra steps in the beginning to qualify a new buyer beyond financing can help set up both parties for success. Here are three ways to qualify buyers and dodge dead-end deals.

The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Mark Calabria to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the agency tasked with overseeing the government-sponsored entities Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The data shows that despite a cooling housing market, high prices will continue to pose an affordability challenge for buyers.

Three years after buying the iconic "Full House" home for $4 million, show creator Jeff Franklin is putting it back on the market for an unspecified sum.

Decades after moving into a stunning Lake Tahoe estate, rock icon David Coverdale has put it on the market for $9.85 million.

Wherever you decide to hang your hat, you need to make sure that your learning style is reflected in the curriculum so you can get the best educational experience you can. Remember your enthusiasm and charisma as a new agent provides value to your brokerage, but you need to ask yourself one important question: What type of training is this brokerage providing me with?

Buyer clients will often ask: Do I need to be pre-approved for a loan before I start house hunting? Yes. This practice is the first step necessary to put clients in a strong buying position to reach their goals in the journey to homeownership.

If you haven’t heard of snow plow parents, they are defined as parents who clear away obstacles — similar to how a plow clears snow off the street — to ensure that their children don't have to deal with frustrations or failures. Here's what I've learned from working with these parents.