Bradley Inman

Brad Inman is a journalist, author and entrepreneur, known for founding several media companies.

Career[edit]

Inman founded Inman News in 1996 as an online news source for the real estate industry. Inman News holds annual events where Inman has interviewed technology and media personalities.^{[citation needed]} Inman continues to contribute as a guest columnist and speak on real estate issues.^[1]^{[failed verification]} Inman News was sold in 2021 to Beringer Capital.^[2]

Inman was on the Microsoft team that launched HomeAdvisor in 1998.^[3]^{[failed verification]} He founded online real estate firm HomeGain.com in 1999, which was acquired by Classified Ventures in 2005.^[4]

In 2005, Inman started TurnHere.com, an Internet video production and distribution platform that produced editorial and advertising content for companies such as Conde Nast, NBC, Williams Sonoma, Yelp and OpenTable.^[5]

Inman founded Vook, an enhanced ebook company, in early 2009.^[6]^{[failed verification]}

Inman is co-founder of ClimateCheck, a search engine that rates climate change risk for property.^[7]^{[failed verification]} He was also the first investor in Curbed and served as chairman before it was sold to Vox Media.^{[citation needed]}

Bibliography[edit]

Livable Neighborhoods of the Bay Area (March 1992)
Real Estate Will Never be the Same (July 2019)
The Right Way to Do Wrong (January 2020)
California Real Estate: the 1980s & 1990s (February 2020)

References[edit]

^ Willis, Gerri (2007-05-19). "Open House (interview transcript)". CNN.com International. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
^ "Inman acquired by private equity firm Beringer Capital". TheRealDeal.com. July 26, 2021.
^ Hu, Jim (1998-07-13). "Real Estate the Next Big Portal Thing?". CNET. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
^ Zito, Kelly (2005-07-31). "Industry takes slow steps toward digital transactions". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
^ Saunders, Jessica (2006-11-19). "Founder of Inman News wants you to TurnHere". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
^ Stone, Brad (2009-04-05). "Is This the Future of the Digital Book?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
^ Toussaint, Kristin (2020-10-09). "World Changing Ideas". Fast Company. Retrieved 2020-11-19.

External links[edit]

Inman News web site

[1] Willis, Gerri (2007-05-19). "Open House (interview transcript)". CNN.com International. Retrieved 2008-11-03.

[2] "Inman acquired by private equity firm Beringer Capital". TheRealDeal.com. July 26, 2021.

[3] Hu, Jim (1998-07-13). "Real Estate the Next Big Portal Thing?". CNET. Retrieved 2020-11-19.

[4] Zito, Kelly (2005-07-31). "Industry takes slow steps toward digital transactions". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-11-03.

[5] Saunders, Jessica (2006-11-19). "Founder of Inman News wants you to TurnHere". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 2019-04-10.

[6] Stone, Brad (2009-04-05). "Is This the Future of the Digital Book?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-04-29.

[7] Toussaint, Kristin (2020-10-09). "World Changing Ideas". Fast Company. Retrieved 2020-11-19.

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