First Coast, founded by Corey Hasting in 2018, brings around 130 agents from Engel & Völkers to the luxury brand operating across the Jacksonville, Florida, metro area
Increased homebuying affordability, more inventory and fewer competing buyers may lead to a prime week for homebuyers in October, leading to conditions like a '2nd spring market'
The couple, members of the Hilton family hotel empire, are breaking off on their own at Compass, where they will grow a team between LA and Palm Beach, with plans for further expansion
The brokerage told Inman that the goal in creating the platform is to provide homesellers with marketing options, market testing capability, privacy and discretion
During a time of significant disruption, new agents have continued to enter the industry with optimism. Turns out, many of them have good reason — they're crushing it
Most indie brokers Inman spoke with as news of the Compass deal unfolded felt that the huge new brokerage entity would make the indie experience even more attractive to agents
Some agents were shocked, but those working inside Compass generally agreed that the deal gives the combined firms increased bargaining power
The upstart Compass had already grown to the top residential brokerage by sales volume. Now, it's moving to acquire its chief rival
A homebuyer represented by the law firm involved in the Moehrl commission lawsuit is targeting Zillow in a new class-action case that alleges the portal inflated homebuyer costs
Agent Harliegh Hoffman and husband, Jordan Hoffman, were arrested earlier this month after Lake City Police received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The NYC-headquartered firm has long thought of itself as a steady tortoise, CEO Bess Freedman told Inman, and during uncertain markets, that's something that attracts real estate agents
With the addition of affiliate Corcoran Fischer Properties, the firm now has a presence in Frankfurt, Germany, where the European Central Bank and Deutsche Bank are both located
The NAR alternative also announced that Douglas Elliman CEO Michael Liebowitz has joined its management board, and that the association is adopting the acronym 'ARA'
Emilia Bechrakis Serhant, a former maritime lawyer and land title insurance agent, is transitioning into real estate sales, Inman has learned exclusively
'Insights by Blueprint' will publish weekly reports breaking down industry changes as they come and translate what it all means for owners, operators and asset managers
The Pennsylvania-headquartered family brokerage is moving into the future with a sleek new design that reflects its commitment to luxury service, Inman has learned
Mark Sivek was due to join the association's Board of Directors in 2026, but was removed from appointed positions after derogatory remarks about late conservative activist Charlie Kirk
The 'Million Dollar Listing LA' alums knew each other from their days working in London real estate and proceeded to build a business together as Bond Street Partners while at The Agency
When Marie Lee started out as an agent, she had a small sphere and not much to build a business on. But she used social media to show that she was busy — even if she had to fudge the details
Investors who kept the faith even as the iBuyer's stock price was plummeting earlier this summer are being rewarded now with a surge following the announcement of Kaz Nejatian as the new CEO
