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! As companies adopt an end-to-end approach to the real estate transaction, former Zillow executive Greg Schwartz thinks a kind of “hybrid broker” trend will emerge, whereby most brokers don’t just offer traditional assistance when buying a home, but will also offer additional tech-enabled services. “We’ve made a lot of profits out of offering a relatively disjointed customer experience [thus far],” Schwartz said in conversation with Clelia Peters during at Inman Connect on Thursday. “But that doesn’t mean you need to go to an industry that’s run by tech only.” Greg Schwa...

! We’re not live from New York this January, but that doesn’t mean Inman’s big show will be any less huge. Today, at 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT, the three-day virtual Connect begins. It will start, as many Inman events do, with a talk by Inman founder Brad Inman. Titled “A New Chapter in Digital Real Estate,” Brad’s talk reflects on the changing real estate chessboard and what it means for real estate agents — a theme that will be expanded on right after Brad’s opening talk when he interviews CoStar CEO Andy Florance, a newcomer destined to shake up the industry for years to come.

The coronavirus pandemic did more than reveal the systemic issues within America’s health care system — it pulled the covers back on decades of discrimination and racism that undergird the real estate industry, including redlining and single-family zoning reform. It also showed us the consequences of those policies in the disproportionate number of minority and low-income communities who have the most to lose if unemployment benefits and eviction moratoriums aren’t extended. But 2020 also illuminated a way forward through conversations about anti-racism and biased business practices and...

In 2020, real estate professionals across the U.S. were forced to go virtual as the coronavirus pandemic spread across the country. That meant signing up for Zoom accounts, wrangling teams from afar and trying to maintain relationships with phones and laptops. It was a major challenge for many. But there was one major real estate company that long before the pandemic had already fully committed to a virtual experience: eXp Realty. EXp is an unusual company on several fronts. Most famously, it doesn’t open brick-and-mortar offices, instead opting for a 3D virtual world. Inside the virtual wo...

Inman events bring together the real estate community to network, learn and grow. Join us for our upcoming virtual events: Connect Now Dec. 17, our flagship Inman Connect Jan. 26-28, plus the 2021 Connect Now series. Reserve your spot now! We are only a few days away from December Connect Now. The focus at Thursday’s event? Hot trends for 2021. Award-winning and top-producing real estate experts will share their views on emerging trends and how you can best prepare to prosper from them. Plus,  Join us December 17th! Who You’ll Meet Tiffany Curry, the first 100% individual African Americ...