Brokerage

Most “Gen X” and “Gen Y” homebuyers are using mobile devices when they search for homes, but when it comes to choosing an agent, buyers of all ages are much more likely to rely on referrals from a friend, relative ......

A jury has awarded $2.2 million to John Foltz, the former president and designated broker of Realty Executives Inc., in a defamation suit Foltz filed against the company’s owners, Rich Rector and his wife, Robyn Lee Dependahl. Realty Executives...

Realogy franchise ERA Real Estate is expanding its footprint in Los Angeles with the acquisition of Shorewood Realtors by the owner of one of its largest affiliated brokerages, ERA Herman Group Real Estate. The acquisition brings 250 agents in nine ...

Redfin users can now search thousands of new-home listings from NewHomeSource.com in the 23 markets where the online brokerage and referral site operates. Redfin, which receives listings feeds from the multiple listing services in its active markets,...

How Laura Brady, president of Concierge Auctions, changed the rules of the luxury real estate brokerage game to reel in big-name clients and dominate her niche ......

Warren Buffett’s real estate franchise brand, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, has grown to a network of 26,000 agents and 700 offices in 33 states with the affiliation of 22 more brokerages, operator HSF Affiliates LLC announced today. “...

Would you like to create your own “unique roadmap that will take you where you want to be”? If so, Tricia Andreassen’s new book, "Interfusion Marketing," shows you how to create clear marketing messages that will help you to “grow and bloom w...

Las Vegas-based Coldwell Banker Premier Realty will now send its approximate 600 listings directly to Zillow in exchange for more prominent placement of its listings, better reporting and enhanced access to a contact follow-up system. The 220-agent ...

Do you volunteer at animal shelters or rescue organizations? Do you take your dog for regular walks or out for a run when you exercise? Is your dog pictured on any of your marketing materials? If so, make sure that you know the do’s and don’ts of...

Austin Allison and Chris Smith’s new book, “Peoplework,” is part backstory on dotloop and advice on how to run a company, as well as some gems for agents about how to run their business in a “people first” environment Smith believes we have...

The way some real estate agents talk, you would think that their clients worked for them. They tell tales of how they made their clients do this or that, and how they tell their clients what to do. I represent ......

Tech-powered real estate brokerage ZipRealty Inc. has launched a mortgage center that lets prospective borrowers compare mortgage rates, lender fees and monthly payments charged by lenders who advertise on ZipRealty.com. Information on rates and fees...

Online brokerage and referral site Redfin opened shop in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn., market today, bringing its unique brokerage model to its 23rd major market. The Seattle-based firm will start out by serving clients in seven counties in the T...

A federal district court’s decision to certify a class-action suit against one of the highest-volume Realtor teams in the country should set off alarms for brokerage firms that have marketing agreements between themselves and settlement service pro...

At Agent Reboot in New York City last month, real estate coach and trainer Travis Robertson outlined how Gen Y is reshaping the buying and selling experience to fit how they do business. Are you prepared to cope ......

The millennial generation (Gen Y) was responsible for about one-third of residential real estate transactions in 2013. In his session at Agent Reboot, real estate coach and trainer Travis Robertson shared how Gen Y is already reshaping the real estat...

Occasionally I hear or read that real estate agents are overpaid. Sometimes we are accused of making too much money, and sometimes we are accused of charging too much and doing too little. There is a mythology about being a real estate agent that the...

Author and consultant Bill Leider and Jeff Turner, director of strategy, RealSatisifed, discuss how agents can exploit untapped opportunities by understanding the “brand within a brand” culture of real estate ......