You’ve probably been told that if you don’t hire an assistant, you’ll end up being the assistant. According to broker-owner Teresa Boardman, the truth is more complex, so making an effective first hire involves more thought and strategy than you may expect. Read more here:: https://www.inman.com/2022/03/25/hiring-an-assistant-read-this-first/
For the first time, Redfin users will now be able to search the Seattle-based brokerage’s online listing portal for homes and apartments for rent, it was announced Wednesday. Read more here:: https://www.inman.com/2022/03/24/rentpath-rental-listings-go-live-on-redfins-real-estate-portal/
While 38 percent of experts polled by Zillow believe 2024 will be the year inventory returns to 2019 levels, 36 percent pegged 2023 as the year. The remainder believe we’ll have to wait until 2025. Read more here:: https://www.inman.com/2022/03/24/end-in-sight-for-inventory-crisis-yes-but-experts-cant-agree-on-when/
Months after buying a separate home down the street for $177 million, Marc Andreessen and wife Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen have purchased a second Escondido Beach home. Read more here:: https://www.inman.com/2022/03/24/venture-capitalist-marc-andreessen-buys-another-malibu-pad-for-44-5m/
Inman Connect New York features some of the most powerful real estate pros in the market. Take advantage of their knowledge to grow your real estate business. Bess Freedman dishes on how to grow a healthy culture that fosters growth. Read more here:: https://www.inman.com/2022/03/24/icny-featured-speaker-bess-freedman/
We all need to figure out a way to live online — in the cloud — but we also need a way to survive if our systems go down. Broker Erica Ramus shares her true-life hacking horror story to help you protect yourself and your business. Read more here:: https://www.inman.com/2022/03/24/im-screwed-this-brokers-real-life-hacking-horror-story/
The five-point plan seeks to make the appraisal industry more accountable, arm consumers with assistance, prevent algorithmic bias, cultivate a more diverse appraisal industry, and leverage federal data to benefit research and policymaking. Read more here:: https://www.inman.com/2022/03/23/biden-administration-lays-out-bold-plan-to-combat-appraisal-bias/
Homebuilders sold more unstarted homes in February, but these gains were more than offset by a decline in sales for homes under construction, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Read more here:: https://www.inman.com/2022/03/23/buyers-shift-gaze-to-unstarted-builds-as-new-home-sales-drop/
In 2021, millennials made up the largest share of buyers at 43 percent, up from 37 percent in 2020, according to the National Association of Realtors’ Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends Report. Read more here:: https://www.inman.com/2022/03/23/millennials-glow-up-tech-savvy-age-group-nears-50-share-of-us-buyers/
The deal comes as real estate imagery and the ability to see properties virtually have become indispensable during the pandemic. Diakrit CEO Ken Brown hinted at more acquisitions in the future. Read more here:: https://www.inman.com/2022/03/23/real-estate-marketer-diakrit-buys-virtual-tour-company-virtuance/
