Washington County, a one-time remote region of southern Utah’s high desert, experienced the most number of mortgage rate locks for second homes, experiencing a year-over-year jump of 10.3 percent.
Luxury buyers finally decided to take a pause in 2022 as economic volatility shook the market. But despite a market slowdown, luxury companies and agents continued to make interesting moves.
Catch up on this week's most-read stories, as determined by Inman's readers. Here are the top 5 stories of the week, Dec. 16-22, 2022.
New-home sales rose 5.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted rate of 640,000, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Team leader James Becker shares his six red flags that something is very wrong with your business. If you notice any of these indicators as a business owner it may be time for a reset.
An inclusive organization values all members for who they are, not just what they look like, how much money they make or how much power they hold.
Everyone wants to work with the expert, but how do you position yourself as the local know-it-all (in a good way)? When you gather, assimilate and distribute market knowledge, you can become the resource for real estate information in your area, Jimmy Burgess writes. Here are the information sources you’ll need.
Expert John Aaroe is not afraid to ask the hard questions. Brokers need to step up and ensure the survival of the company. How much are they willing to invest to make company culture work to save their business?
Property Tour AI is a marketing tool that uses computer-generated "agents" as property presenters. The on-screen avatar hosts the video tour, reciting a script of highlights and features.
While several other high-powered teams have left Douglas Elliman this year, Fredrik Eklund, John Gomes and Julia Spillman have decided to stay with the New York City-based firm for another five years. The group's 90 agents have completed $4 billion in sales this year.
In this Real (Estate) Talk episode, expert Dr. Lee Davenport chats with the recently retired Elaine Gross, the founding president of ERASE Racism, the civil rights organization based on New York’s Long Island.
The new website intends to “make it easier than ever for customers to find what they need and experience the benefits our solutions offer,“ the company said in a statement.
This week, Byron Lazine and Nicole White are talking about teams, teamerages, and expansion teams and their effect on rankings, how agents can help buyers obtain down payment assistance, plus topics from left, middle and right.
Home sales posted their biggest annual decline since Redfin started tracking the metric in 2012, according to data released Thursday.
Jonathan Burton, a video game designer, film producer and director behind more than two dozen Lego movies and games, sold the Malibu mansion at the wire to score one of the top deals of 2022.
Prairie City, Kansas, on the Kansas-Missouri state line, was Zillow's most popular housing market in 2022, drawing unusually high traffic and leading the site for daily page views, the portal revealed.
Today, the spotlight shines on Austin, Texas, managing broker Noa Levy of The Agency, who brings a global perspective to her professional and personal commitments.
As an agent, when it comes to increasing your business in the new year, you need an actionable plan before the year starts if you want to be intentional and strategic about achieving your goals.
What lead generation strategies should be your go-to choices for maximum lead conversion in 2023? Bernice Ross chooses from her best advice over the last year and offers you the most actionable, targeted solutions.
Agents need to sharpen their skills to be able to close. Here are the top 10 closing techniques well-versed agents should have memorized so they are equipped to handle any potential objections, Carl Medford writes.
