The well-funded San Francisco startup is acquiring Open Listings for an undisclosed sum, giving it more real estate agents and a new tech platform By Teke Wiggin | Source Inman News Flush with hundreds of millions in venture funding, the fast-growing home-buying and selling startup Opendoor is making its first acquisition: Open Listings, a discount brokerage with a team […]

By Cathie Ericson | Source Realtor.com Not everyone has a knack for salesmanship, and this can become painfully apparent when homeowners try to sell their homes. Want proof? Just ask real estate agents—who are hired expressly to lend their home-selling expertise, often to no avail. Try as they may to get their point across, sometimes […]

By Stephanie Booth | Source Realtor.com It’s the small, personal things that tie a room together, and your kitchen is no different. In this final installment of our Dream Kitchen Remodeling Guide, we talk about the last little touches you need to fill the heart of your home. “Your floor, backsplash, and lighting—these are all items in the […]

By Stephanie Booth | Source Realtor.com Getting energy-efficient windows for your home is widely lauded as a way to cut down on drafts and save money on heating bills … only how much do these replacement windows cost—and really save you, anyway? To help you crunch the numbers and do some concrete cost-benefit analysis, here’s […]

It won’t be a buyer’s market until 2020, but home price growth has slowed in more than half of the nation’s largest metros, according to the study By Patrick Kearns | Source Inman The industry may not see a buyer’s market until at least 2020, according to a majority of real estate economists surveyed by Zillow and […]

By Nicole Solari | Source Inman Create a room with an appearance and personality that far exceed its size Our favorite designers at Napa Valley Modern Staging agreed to share their top visual tricks for making even small spaces look as light, bright and airy — and as large — as possible. They use these […]

By Teresa Boardman | Source Inman Are you creative, artistic or just looking for a unique way to prospect for business? If so, it might be time to consider starting a blog — doing so will change your business and your life. I started a real estate blog in 2005. Since then, I’ve published more […]

By Jane Chertoff | Source Realtor.com It should come as no surprise that before you sell your home, you’ve got to make it sparkle—after all, prospective buyers will be peeking in every corner, closet, and cabinet they can get into. But when you’re so focused on the inside, it’s easy to overlook the first (and arguably most […]

By Cathie Ericson | Source Realtor.com Before signing on to work with a particular real estate agent, it’s par for the course to suss out how this pro will meet your needs by asking some questions For example: How many homes have you sold? What neighborhoods do you specialize in? While these are all perfectly […]

By Lindsay Kolowich | Source Hubspot We’ve all been through it. You know, the moment you’re about to dig into the best darn pile of spaghetti and meatballs you’ve ever seen. Just as you twist your fork in the pasta, spear a mouth-watering meatball, and go in for the first savory bite … the phone […]