The anti-recruiting strategy behind this 175-agent, $545M team

Colby Culbertson left a cushy Zillow gig, jumped back into production and built one of Northern California’s top real estate teams — scaling from six to 175 agents in just five years.

Sellers outnumber buyers as home prices barely inch up

There were roughly 47 percent more homesellers than buyers in the market in December as home prices ticked up by just 2.2 percent year over year, according to new data from Redfin.

If not Zillow, then who? Agents spar over preferred portal-war victors

Real estate agents have strong opinions on each of the major players in the so-called "portal wars" between Zillow and its competitors. Intel asked who agents want at the center of the home search.

How strict are the MLSs? Here’s how Compass saw it

As it geared up to fight for rules that were favorable to its private listings strategy, Compass set out to understand where hundreds of MLSs stood — and to create a 1-to-5 ranking system.