Team Banx leaves Berkshire Hathaway for Compass

The 11-person team closed $62 million in 2021, becoming the No. 11 large team in New York state based on transaction sides and the No. 33 large team in the state based on sales volume.

Homeowners association rules are as spooky as the grim reaper: Study

As Halloween approaches and Americans begin to get into the spooky spirit, some homeowners association regulations are poised to cramp ghoulish decorations, a new survey shows.

PostcardMania sent 14M mailers in 2021. Here’s what agents can learn

The targeted marketing company's largest real estate mailing was just over 53,000 pieces, but it found that three out of four mailings were 500 or fewer pieces, with 70 percent stamping campaigns below 750.

Carl Lindvall joins Holly Parker Team at Douglas Elliman

Lindvall joins the team from Great Point Properties Christie's International Real Estate where he spent almost 15 years assisting buyers, sellers and renters of luxury properties in Nantucket.

Fannie, Freddie ordered to slash fees for many first-time homebuyers

Regulators order mortgage giants to eliminate upfront fees on many purchase loans in order to help first-time homebuyers of limited means, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Monday.

Splitero expands equity-sharing service into Colorado, Washington

The expansion comes as 85 percent of homeowners with a mortgage have a rate far below the current 7 percent yet high equity in their home. Splitero said expansion plans will continue in other states in 2023.

At Home With Rupert Holmes, in Cold Spring, N.Y.

The artist you know from “The Piña Colada Song” has a new play and a new novel out next year — but still no plans to live in the city.

Rupert Holmes, on Creating a Victorian-Flavored Escape in Upstate NY

The artist you know from ‘The Piña Colada Song’ has a new play about Ruth Bader Ginsburg and a new novel coming out next year — but still no plans to live in the city.

4 things to watch as Compass’ annual conference unfolds this week

Compass became the largest company of its kind in the U.S. this year, but is holding its annual gathering as the real estate industry navigates uniquely troubled waters.

Draw the line! How to set boundaries, protect your time and say no in real estate

To help empower you to protect your personal life, have a healthier work life and find more time in your day, we've rounded up top tips from Inman contributors. Find out how to set boundaries with yourself and your clients, lay down the law and say no like a champion.

Create future income: Secrets for maximizing your real estate investments

The emerging buyer’s market, with increasing inventory and falling prices, offers a golden opportunity for you to invest in real estate to create income now and in the future. Trainer and author Bernice Ross provides steps to help you choose an investment property that can yield the greatest return possible.

Changing markets are never bad: How to train agents through shifts

It’s critical to be able to adapt to change in this business, which is always cyclical and ever-evolving. To help ensure agents stay ahead of the curve, follow coach Darryl Davis’ tips on how to train agents to weather any market shift with ease.

How to Protect Your Home From Climate Change

As we adapt to a deteriorating environment, homeowners and renters must try to mitigate the damages brought by increasingly severe weather events.

Expect more mergers, acquisitions, consolidations and liquidations: Mike DelPrete

The real estate industry is in the midst of a massive financial reckoning. Amidst this turmoil, the industry is bifurcating into predators and prey — companies that have the resources to expand through acquisition and those burning cash that are vulnerable to takeover.

Zavvie’s savvy offer optimizer adds moxie to presentation software

Zavvie's offer comparison models are now presentable within MoxiPresent, a part creative, part analytical demonstration software that gives agents the power of producing dynamic, data-driven ways to pitch business.

Renters sue RealPage for allegedly driving up rents through ‘cartel’

Agreements between RealPage and some of the biggest apartment owners in the country drove up the cost of rent, which amounted to an illegal conspiracy that drove rents to all-time highs, the lawsuit alleges.

Side carries out new round of layoffs amid slowing market

The latest round of cuts comes after the company laid off 10 percent of its workforce in June. Side's layoffs are among dozens of others in the housing industry this year.

$2B real estate tech startup Roofstock cuts staff by 20%

Three days after making a landmark NFT sale, San Francisco-based startup Roofstock announced the layoff of a fourth of its staff due to market headwinds.

Hot off Balthazar outburst, James Corden lists $9.7M Brentwood home

After a hot-headed encounter at a restaurant in New York City, "The Late Late Show" host James Corden appears to be preparing to sell his 8,600-square-foot home in Los Angeles' Brentwood enclave.

Regret, reduce, relocate: The 6 biggest US luxury trends of 2022

Amid a persistent uptick in interest rates, lingering inflation and economic uncertainty, luxury homebuyers are changing habits ever so slightly. Coldwell Banker notes six big trends to watch.

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