Real Estate News

Alternative Brokerage Torii Is Innovating Home Search Management: Tech Review

April 11, 2022

Torii is a multifaceted brokerage that has both salaried and independent agents and focuses primarily on millennial first-time homebuyers. Are you receiving Inman’s Agent Edge? Make sure you’re subscribed here for the latest on real estate technology from Inman’s expert Craig Rowe. Torii’s Homebuyer Dashboard is an interactive search management experience for buyers working with Torii agents. Platforms: […]

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Inventing Anna, The Dropout & WeCrashed: TV Scams & Bad Business

This April, one of Inman’s most popular recurring theme months returns: Back to Basics. All month, real estate professionals from across the country share what’s working for them, how they’ve evolved their systems and tools, and where they’re investing personally and professionally to drive growth in 2022. It’s always smart to go Back to Basics […]

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Meaningful lead engagement is the future of real estate success

The undeniable value of a real estate CRM is old news. We know that agents who use a CRM for their day-to-day business operations see more success (an average of 18% more business than their peers). We also know what a good CRM can do: expert lead generation, IDX website, predictive lead insights, streamline workflow, […]

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3 ways to prospect like a powerhouse

Competition is fierce right now. There are too many agents for too few listings. Talk to any agents these days in any market and their number one priority is prospecting. But listings are being won. Clients are being won over. So what exactly are these successful agents doing to consistently win business? We reached out […]

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How This Real Life ‘Criminal Minds’ Is Changing Real Estate

In the hit show Criminal Minds, criminologists and profilers use behavioral science and a fact-based approach to prevent predators from continuing to victimize their targets. Now the same knowledge and experience that inspired the hit show is changing how the real estate industry approaches agent safety. Traditionally, the industry’s approach to agent safety was based […]

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Who provides the best hyperlocal content to consumers?

LiveBy, Inc., the leader in geographical data and hyperlocal content in residential real estate, recently released the new ratings for top brokerage websites and scoring on the caliber of hyperlocal insights in their 2022 Local Insights Ratings. Companies such as Long Realty, BHHS Fox & Roach, LIV Sotheby’s, and BHGRE Metro Brokers are topping the […]

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It’s time to change the conversation in real estate — again

Two-thirds (67%) of Americans have not yet found their dream home, which means there are countless opportunities for sellers in this market*. However, the lack of inventory is the greatest challenge facing real estate today. There simply aren’t enough homes for sale to satiate buyer demand, and a lack of homes on the market translates […]

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We’ve All Heard of the Hall of Mirrors, but How About a House of Mirrors?

April 08, 2022

Mirror, mirror on the wall—and just about everywhere else in this Illinois home that didn’t disorient prospective buyers. Offers came within hours for this time capsule home in Oak Brook with mirrors on almost every surface, including the refrigerator. “It was pretty much decorated in the ’80s and remained that way. I have never experienced the […]

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Wallace Neff’s Mrs. James Skinner House Is a Grand Estate

The Mrs. James Skinner House, one of the L.A. area’s most distinguished and well-preserved estates, is back on the market for $21.5 million—the same price it was listed for last year. The Italian Revival mansion in San Marino, CA, was built in 1929 for the widow of James Skinner, one of the founders of Sears, […]

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