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A piece of the San Francisco Bay could be yours for $25M

Jan 4, 2024

The only private island in San Francisco Bay is up for a sale with a $25 million price tag. Red Rock Island is a six-acre vacant hill just off the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge north of the city. 

Corcoran Sawyer Smith enters Pennsylvania with new acquisition

Jan 4, 2024

With the acquisition of Weidel Real Estate, the Corcoran Group franchisee is adding approximately 180 agents and seven new offices to its ranks, as well as moving into Pennsylvania.

49% of agents sold either 1 home or none at all in the past year: CFA

Jan 4, 2024

Agent "glut" means part-timers are now the majority, leading to "widespread incompetence and pressure to maintain high commission rates," according to the Consumer Federation of America.

Meet Inman’s 2023 ‘Person of the Year’: The Small Broker-Owner

Jan 4, 2024

Small brokers may not get as much attention as the big guys, but they make up the majority of the real estate industry's firms and manage to win David-and-Goliath struggles every day.

Brad Inman: ‘Unsung hero of real estate’ is the small broker-owner

Jan 4, 2024

More than 80 percent of real estate agents work for small brokerages with fewer than 25 agents, and the average is seven, Brad Inman writes. But their might was on full display in 2023.

7 perks of seller-paid commission to share with homeowners

Jan 4, 2024

Transparency and communication are more important than ever before. Darryl Davis offers essential talking points for your next commission conversation with sellers.

27-year Burger King employee buys 1st home after TikTok fame

Jan 3, 2024

Kevin Ford achieved viral status for never missing a day of work during 27 years and was able to purchase his first home through a subsequent fundraising campaign.

24 how-tos to help you start 2024 off with a bang

Jan 3, 2024

To formulate this list of how-tos to start the year off right, Inman's Service Editor Dani Vanderboegh rounded up the top advice and most-read contributors of 2023.

Rentals startup Frontdesk lays off all staff after failed funding round

Jan 3, 2024

All 200 full-time staff members along with contractors and part-time staff were dismissed during “a two-minute Google Meet call."

It’s past time for proptechs to shift focus from agents to the consumer

Jan 3, 2024

Proptech has a role to play in how real estate consumers view and interact with the professionals who help them buy and sell homes.

Proptech executives are quietly laying groundwork for a busy 2024

Jan 3, 2024

Executives, owners and investors at real estate technology companies signaled in responses to November's Inman Intel Index survey that 2024 will be a year of growth. These are their plans.

She owns it: How agents can engage the single woman buyer

Jan 3, 2024

New Inman contributor Bobbie Wasserman offers insights for attracting and assisting single women buyers to maximize their ever-increasing purchase power.