HomeServices of America and Realogy Brokerage Group continue their run as the largest brokerages by transaction sides, according to the 2021 RealTrends 500 (RT500), an independently verified compilation of the nation’s leading residential real estate companies.
Post-pandemic buyers have more savings than ever before, more options for where they can live and work and many want to move, but painfully low for-sale inventory levels continue to plague the housing market. What will that mean as we head into the spring/summer buyer season and beyond?
Home-flipping profits in 2020 declined for the third year in a row, and overall return on investment (ROI) is at the lowest point since 2011, according to a new study from ATTOM Data Solutions. This profit loss is an anomaly in what’s otherwise been an impressively strong market during the economy-crippling COVID-19 pandemic.
Compass is looking to go public at a valuation north of $10 billion. The firm appears to be targeting a valuation suited for a tech firm, not a resi brokerage.
Recognizing its importance, and understanding the reticence, most leading brokerages are now adding the recruiter position to their C-suite and executive-level teams, and you should, too.
If you’re new to the real estate industry, there’s so much to learn that it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Your success depends on your marketing savvy and your ability to tap into technology to build your brand and attract lucrative clients. These essential tech steps will help you build your platform and establish yourself as a top real estate agent in your area.
Sure, leading indicators can help agents with income by clarifying the work needed to achieve. Brokers can benefit from them with recruiting. How many people are you touching in your database?
In Episode 96 of the RealTrending podcast, Steve Murray, senior advisor to HW Media, discusses real estate trends in brokerage valuations, anecdotal findings of the Q1 housing sales reports and shifts in demographics based on remote work.
The latest technology news from around the real estate industry.
Former Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff, who departed as the giant pivoted to iBuying, is taking rival iBuyer Offerpad public via one of his SPACs.
