6 ways to optimize your listing images

The quality of listing images can have a powerful impact on the immediacy and quantity of inquiries — not to mention the value of those initial offers.

On its mission to humanize real estate, this top brokerage uses new AI solution

Hunter is a valuable solution to stay in front of these contacts, keeping them abreast of the market inventory — agents would never have been able to manage that volume or keep in touch with all of them at once.

How to Find the Right Broker for Selling Your Home

New York home sellers spend an average of three and a half hours researching agents — less time than they spend searching vacation destinations.

This pro gave AI 10 headshots. Check out the realistic results

Trainer Rachael Hite used the ultimate cheat to update her headshots — AI. 10 pics and a few days yielded 100 results. Here's what she learned and how it could save you money.

Homepoint selling wholesale business to The Loan Store

Parent company Home Point Capital to take an equity stake in The Loan Store, with Homepoint executive Phil Shoemaker to be installed as CEO when the deal closes by the end of the second quarter.

Nest Realty buys back company shares from @properties

Three years after entering into an agreement with @properties, Nest Realty's partners have regained ownership of the brokerage, which is now fully independent, Inman reports exclusively.

Nest Seekers expands further into Europe with Italy, Portugal offices

Prior to this expansion, Nest Seekers had European locations across the U.K. and Spain, as well as other international offices in Korea and Mexico. The new offices will be headquartered in Milan and Lisbon.

Real estate adds fewer jobs in an otherwise strong US hiring month

The start of spring usually marks more brokerage transactions and ramped-up construction schedules. But payroll growth was weaker in March, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Home sales are cooling — but the competition is red hot. What gives?

New listings plunged 21.8 percent from a year ago, marking one of the most significant annual drops since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a new analysis of housing inventory by Redfin.

Catch up with Inman’s Top 5 stories of the week, March 31 – April 6

Wondering what you missed this week? Find out with Inman's Top 5 most-read stories of the week.

Anthony Hitt: E&V looks to future while doubling down on the basics

Following a brand "refinement," Engel & Völkers will continue rolling out additional technology updates to better arm agents to serve the clients of tomorrow, all while sticking to its core values, Hitt told Inman.

Mortgage, tech experts invited to brainstorm ideas at ‘TechSprint’

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's federal regulator will host Velocity TechSprint, a problem-solving challenge for product developers and data scientists in nation's capital July 10-13.

How Do You Fit 250 Plants in 350 Square Feet?

An interior designer who has made a career out of maximizing space in tiny homes has the answer.

Twitter’s open source code is the final nail in the (marketing) coffin

Should you continue marketing your real estate business on Twitter? The algorithm's open-source code reveals that it may not be as useful a platform as it once was, and it could be time for agents to focus their social media marketing elsewhere.

Run a better real estate business with Formations: Tech Review

Formations helps real estate agents smartly manage their annual tax commitments and monitor long-term financial performance.

Buying or Selling a Home? Welcome to the Year of Disappointment

After a tumultuous few years, many hoped that the housing market would improve this spring. No such luck — for buyers or sellers.

A Quadruplex Sells for Nearly $68 Million on the Upper East Side

The sale is the priciest so far this year. The four-story apartment is in a new, sold-out condo, the Bellemont, at 1165 Madison Avenue.

How this agent used YouTube to grow his luxury real estate career

Enes Yilmazer is a content creator and real estate influencer who rose to fame through his real estate channel on YouTube. After posting his first real estate video in 2019, he quickly realized the platform's potential and prioritized it.

Compass scoops up 300-agent indie brokerage in Arizona

The acquisition of Launch Real Estate expands Compass' footprint at a pivotal time for the company and the industry.

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