Strong agents don’t just react. They align expectations before stress hits
Opinion
New contributors and agents Chris and Diana Servedio Martis say that new real estate agents need hands-on experience, not just online quizzes, to get up to speed
Halloween 2025 is filled with terrors. Agents beware, trainer Rachael Hite writes. She warns that any of these creeps could knock at your door in Q4
The latest in artificial intelligence from Restb.ai is helping agents in Oregon ensure the integrity of their transaction documents, specifically targeting the fields for buyer commissions
Opinion
HUD Secretary Scott Turner shares how new policies simplify processes, reduce financing costs and strengthen the housing market for a more effective FHA-insured lending process
Kalispell, Montana-based Mann Mortgage, which operated branches in states throughout the West and Southeast, had previously tangled with regulators in Idaho and Washington
Fair housing expert Dr. Lee Davenport says that your low appraisal may have nothing to do with the lack of landscaping
Fair housing goes beyond knowing the protected classes. Dr. Lee Davenport offers a primer on 4 levels of fairness involved in fair housing and how to communicate the facts to buyers and sellers
Frances Katzen and Courtney Poulos spoke with moderator Dana Cadena about the importance of buyer brokers, challenges to professionalism in the industry and more at ICNY on Thursday
Fannie Mae said that computer vision enabled them to identify appraisal defects much more efficiently than other processes, including many that were previously impossible to triage
Valuation Product Suite is geared at modernizing the appraisal process and utilizing new Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac programs that make it easier to get loans approved without an appraisal
Proposed standards would include random sample testing and reviews to protect against data manipulation and ensure a 'high level of confidence' in the estimates produced by AVMs
'Barbarian' became a runaway hit in October, but the Airbnb-referencing horror flick also raises a thorny issue for agents: What rooms can be listed as part of a property's total square footage?
'Minneapolis Area Realtors apologizes to all members of the community who have been burdened, denied service, or ignored by our actions.' Trade group also releases policy changes
'There was no negotiation over the last couple of years,' Max Stokes of Compass says. But that's beginning to change — gradually. With a few tips, buyers can prevail at the negotiating table