Brad Inman
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Zillow's VRX Acquisition Reveals Why The Portal Can't Be Dismissed
Never on the defensive for too long, Zillow's strategy, Brad Inman writes, is to secure its position as the leading listing service and digitize everything. → Read More
Is your real estate future the metaverse and outer space?
It could be a gold mine for the real estate industry, which excels at organizing property marketplaces and closing complicated transactions. → Read More
The real estate billionaire you do not know
Seventy-six-year-old Bill Foley wins more deals than he loses, and more often than not, he turns his acquisitions into gold. → Read More
Is Compass the last hope for agents?
How Compass’ IPO performs this week will tell us a lot about what the future holds. → Read More
Brad Inman's 21 Real Estate Predictions For 2021
Keller Williams will amp up its recruitment program, Zillow will acquire Opendoor, and nursing homes will die. These and 18 other predictions for 2021 from Inman's founder → Read More
Join me for the best Connect ever
The industry's premier live digital event is back August 4 for only $49. Join us for an action-packed, one-day, live digital experience built for this moment. → Read More
I'm getting back in the ring with Gary Keller
Gary Keller is joining me on-screen for a live, unscripted conversation at our brand new virtual event, Inman Connect Now. → Read More
What's your favorite thing in quarantine? Readers weigh in
"Post a picture of your favorite thing in quarantine," I posted on Inman's Coast to Coast Facebook group. Here are the things our readers hold dear. → Read More
What is Keller Williams' valuation?
As much as $2 billion. Does that make Gary Keller a billionaire? → Read More
NAR lawsuit is good for consumers
Regardless of the outcome of the mega lawsuit, the sunshine from this legal assault will force the industry to clean up its act. Savvy and progressive industry leaders are using this moment to break from the past and lift the veil of secrecy for consumers. → Read More
In Sickness And In Health: The Rocky Marriage Of Wall Street And Real Estate
When real estate and Wall Street have a fling, things often go haywire. And sometimes it can end up impacting the entire industry. → Read More
The real estate wonderkids
At this disruptive moment in time, the fate of the real estate industry rests in the hands of a relatively new crop of real estate wonderkids. Meet the fixer, master, money man, tortoise and inventor. → Read More
Zillow is the real estate industry — period
Just as Google is to search, Facebook is to social and Amazon is to e-commerce, Zillow is to real estate. → Read More
What the Amazon-Realogy deal might mean for real estate
The news today that Amazon is tiptoeing into the real estate service territory should be of no surprise. Yes, it is a big deal, but the announcement makes sense. → Read More
Why I'm excited about Inman Connect Las Vegas
We’re rounding out the 23rd year of Inman Connect and the first ever in Las Vegas. Brad Inman has been at the center of them all. Here’s why Vegas has him more excited than ever. → Read More
Earthquake memories
In the last few days, a scad of natural disaster memories flooded back to me. Some were deadly and some came with happy endings. → Read More
Zillow peering in your window may be a good sign
With its impressive stock turn around, Zillow is stalking firms that can support their fast growing instant-offer biz model. → Read More
Is a Compass IPO coming soon?
My gut tells me that Compass might file an IPO sooner than later -- this year, even. In doing so, they’d seek to join the gaggle of private tech companies rushing to go public before the bubble (if that’s what this is) bursts. → Read More
The age of streaming real estate is here
Zillow’s recent pivot from a traditional agent ad model to its all-in, instant-offer business model reminds me of Netflix’s gutsy decision in 2007 to move into streaming and away from its profitable DVD-by-mail model. → Read More
The future of real estate: A consumer model
The big takeaway from Inman Disconnect is that there are two fundamental ways of looking at the real estate future: bright or dark. This group of influential real estate professionals resolved that the future was promising because consumers were taking charge. → Read More