CEO Varun Krishna says lender has already seen a surge in leads and higher conversion rates from the Redfin deal, thanks to "cross pollination" of leads, agent referrals and mortgage applications.
From the main stage at Inman Connect San Diego on Thursday, Schneider envisioned an era in real estate where a smaller number of competitors deliver a higher level of value for homebuyers and homesellers.
Market headwinds stunted eXp World Holdings' revenue growth during the second quarter, only rising 1 percent to $1.3 billion. However, the company is bullish about its future, highlighting eXp Global's growth.
Kelman said it was a tough decision to sell, but one that ultimately will empower the company to better compete with portal giants like Zillow, Realtor.com and Homes.com while continuing to focus on customer service.
Side's Guy Gal says the greatest threat to the industry are Realtor associations, multiple listing services and brokerages that depend on inexperienced agents to generate profits.
At Inman Connect San Diego, Realtor.com CEO Damian Eales said it's time to turn the page on Clear Cooperation and focus on solving issues that will improve consumers' main challenge — affordability.
Find out how this industry leader, mentor and coach helps his agents lean into consistency to build reputations as productive, knowledgeable professionals with their fingers on the pulse of every market.
The Inman News founder painted a picture at Inman Connect San Diego on Thursday of a future in which AI brings homes directly to consumers and makes the transaction easier and more joyful.
Luxury Presence has rolled out a series of AI agents for marketing, using them to help agents and brokerage marketing teams do more outreach, lead nurture and display advertising in less time.
