Month: June 2019

What’s the best way to look for new lead-generation strategies? Discovering what others are doing that’s working well. In this recurring column on Inman, agents and brokers share what they’re doing to change up their lead-gen strategies. Find out how Leslie DeLuca is taking geo farming and layering it to reach more clients.

source https://www.inman.com/2019/06/30/lead-gen-game-changer-how-geographic-layering-is-growing-my-business/

NAREE issues awards to individuals, teams of journalists, and publications in 32 distinct categories. Winners can receive an honorable mention, bronze, silver, or gold award.

source https://www.inman.com/2019/06/28/inman-wins-6-awards-at-national-association-of-real-estate-editors-naree/

Opendoor is “relocating” about 260 operational positions from markets around the country to Phoenix, where the iBuyer first began buying and reselling homes in 2014.

source https://www.inman.com/2019/06/28/opendoor-relocates-260-positions-to-phoenix-to-drive-efficiency/

A duplex New York penthouse that once belonged to the renowned violinist Isaac Stern has found its buyer after listing in November 2018 for $15.9M.

source https://www.inman.com/2019/06/28/violinist-isaac-sterns-swanky-new-york-penthouse-sells/

Rental services company Valet Living announced a new service this week that is designed to speed up and simplify the process of turning over rental units between tenants — and save property owners money along the way.

source https://www.inman.com/2019/06/28/valet-living-debuts-rental-turn-over-service/

Sara Neal, 28, and Richard Maloney, 29, were arrested and charged with ransacking open houses all across California, police said.

source https://www.inman.com/2019/06/28/bonnie-and-clyde-duo-nabbed-after-open-house-burglary-spree/

The Seattle-based tech-powered brokerage joins a crowded field of iBuyers that already includes Opendoor, Zillow Offers and Offerpad.

source https://www.inman.com/2019/06/28/redfin-now-expands-to-austin-escalating-heated-ibuyer-war/

The German-founded luxury real estate franchisor is opening franchise offices in Arizona, Nevada, Colorado and North Carolina.

source https://www.inman.com/2019/06/28/engel-volkers-rolls-out-in-4-new-markets-amidst-rapid-expansion/

Leading into Inman Connect Las Vegas in July, the eXp Realty CEO believes his virtual brokerage can grow by a factor of 5 by 2025.

source https://www.inman.com/2019/06/28/exp-realty-ceo-glenn-sanford-envisions-hitting-100000-agents/

Ben Caballero, the super agent and CEO of HomesUSA.com, has smashed his own sales record, recording 5,793 homes sold in 2018, an increase of 1,000 from the year before.

source https://www.inman.com/2019/06/28/caballero-tops-the-real-trends-thousand-again/