Lesson Learned: Take your fiduciary responsibility seriously
Find out how 'consummate student' and San Francisco agent Chris Jurach keeps challenging himself to 'learn new things, read and listen to books, and gather fresh ideas'
by Troy Palmquist Jun 10
Agents have complicated feelings about NAR, new Intel survey finds
Agents who rely on NAR primarily to protect their public image are less certain the trade group — which still enjoys broad approval — is a net positive for the industry, according to Intel poll results
by Daniel Houston Jun 10
MLSs remain valuable tools after the NAR settlement
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Realtracs CEO Stuart White writes that MLSs have an enhanced role as a reliable resource to support professionals as they follow the development of new processes and procedures
by Stuart White Jun 10
Nine out of 10 Americans agree: May was a bad time to buy a home
Elevated mortgage rates and home prices are creating challenges for many homebuyers, and 86% said May was a bad time to buy — a new high in Fannie Mae surveys dating to 2010
by Matt Carter Jun 8
Is it time to debut your dual agency juggling act? The Download
How will agents master the delicate art of dual agency (and unlock double the opportunities), while balancing the fine line of fair representation?
by Christy Murdock Jun 8
Mortgage rates are spiking on Friday's blowout jobs report
Employers added 272,000 jobs in May, far exceeding the consensus view among economists that payrolls would rise by 180,000 and the average of 232,000 over the past year
by Matt Carter Jun 7
High-end condos, co-ops bright spots for Manhattan in May
The Hamptons luxury market also performed well across both single-family homes and condos, according to Douglas Elliman's new signed contracts report
Microsoft removes portal data from Bing Real Estate after outcry
4 days after Bing Real Estate came under fire for its alleged co-opting of listing data from Zillow, Redfin and Realtor.com, Microsoft has removed for-sale listing data from its site
by Marian McPherson Jun 7
Image AI drives RealReports value proposition: Tech Review Update
The AI-backed property reporting solution has introduced image reading capabilities to improve reporting accuracy
by Craig C. Rowe Jun 7
27 performance metrics to start tracking this weekend
Not sure what challenges and opportunities are coming your way? Coach Darryl Davis provides the numbers to crunch so that you always know what's going on in your real estate business
by Darryl Davis Jun 7
FBI raids Atlanta office of apartment operator Cortland
Investigators searched the company's office as part of an inquiry into alleged apartment price-fixing in the multifamily industry
by Ben Verde Jun 6
Christie's Real Estate and Modwell open partnership to more agents
The design company's generative AI and 3D tech will now be available to 250 Christie's International Real Estate Masters Circle agents in the US and all 3,500 @properties agents
NAR says settlement 'eliminates' steering. Plaintiffs issue warning
Plaintiffs' lawyer Michael Ketchmark vowed legal action to enforce deal: 'Anyone who thinks they can send a few emails or bury their head in the sand and avoid the application of the law is wrong'
Locked & Loaded: How the lock-in effect is impacting US consumers
Homeowners with at least a 5% mortgage rate are 3 times as likely to enter the market soon as those with a sub-3.5% rate, according to results from Inman-Dig Insights' latest consumer poll
by Daniel Houston Jun 5
Buyer appeals Keller Williams, Anywhere, RE/MAX settlements
The franchisors are not required to implement the business practice changes they agreed to until after the appeals process