This fire map is a safe way for NorCal residents to check their home Fabiana Gordon Robin Kraft, self-proclaimed “product/data guy with a thing for the environment,” has created a way for Northern California residents to safely check on their homes without being subjected to the dangers — smoke, debris, ash — that may be [...]
Real estate tracking app demo: Hacker Connect Inman Is the Dominos tracking app better than any real estate tracking app out there? Believe it or not, the answer to that questions used to be “yes”. Fortunately, Shane Farkas of The Agency and Jess Martin of First.io took the Inman Stage to explain how their new [...]
Opendoor’s buying homes at a rate of $100M per month Dani Vanderboegh Opendoor, a three-year-old San Francisco startup that uses technology to quickly buy and resell homes, reports that it’s reached a $1.3 billion annual purchase rate, which rounds out monthly home purchases at about $100 million. “It really shows that this new behavior of selling [...]
Pacific Union International acquires Empire Realty Gill South California brokerage powerhouse Pacific Union International announced today that it has acquired the East San Francisco Bay luxury brokerage Empire Realty Associates. Pacific Union CEO Mark McLaughlin and CEO and chair of Empire Realty Judi Keenholtz This is the third acquisition in the last 10 months for [...]
5 drywall texture techniques to create the perfect vibe Paul Bianchina From the lightest of stipples to the heaviest of Mediterranean swirls, the texture on your walls and ceilings does a lot to create your home’s specific look and feel. It can also be a fun way to change your home’s appearance. If you’re starting [...]
Manhattan traffic. Four-season weather. Tests of self-driving cars are about to get really real. If you’re the kind of phone owner who cares about the camera on your phone more than any of its other features, you’ll like reading this Battle of the iPhone 8 vs. Pixel 2 cameras. Got some smart home tech and [...]
The following is NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun’s reaction to this morning’s U.S. Commerce Department release on September housing starts: “The one month fall in new home construction, especially in the South region in light of Hurricane recovery, is understandable. What is frustrating and hard to comprehend is the drop in total permits in the [...]
Climate change is putting more homes at risk of wildfire Tina Casey Last week’s wildfire disaster in Northern California has drawn renewed attention to the impact of climate change on patterns of real estate development. As a counterpoint to the attraction of waterfront property despite hurricane risks, the beauty of Northern California and other western [...]
Why the grass is greener where you stand Inman Former actor and current luxury real estate specialist Kofi Nartey didn’t become successful in real estate until he started focusing on the tools and information he already possessed. By keeping a laser focus on a few essential and valuable resources, he was able to own that [...]
Real estate daily market update: October 17, 2017 Inman We’ll add more market news briefs throughout the day. Check back to read the latest. Most recent market news Monday, October 16 October 2017 Re/Max National Housing Report September became the fifth month this year to post a decline in home sales compared to a record-setting [...]