Jason Oppenheim talks hot topics
The luxury broker also said a fixed-rate 50-year mortgage would provide 'massive value' to consumers, and expressed exasperation over the volume of industry litigation today
by Lillian Dickerson Nov 19
NAR by the numbers: Dues flat, members ‘sticky,’ cost cuts ahead
NAR didn’t change member dues for next year, though it is using most of an advertising assessment to pay for operating expenses as a $72M settlement payment looms
by Taylor Anderson Nov 18
41 years, 8 lessons, 1 truth about real estate that never changes
If you want to build a life and career worth smiling about, coach Darryl Davis writes, don’t just chase the newest app or lead system. Go back to the fundamentals
by Darryl Davis Nov 17
NAR no longer requires membership for MLS
NAR said access to the MLS will be a 'matter of local discretion.' The change is part of NAR's ongoing effort to find areas of potential legal risk and get rid of them
by Taylor Anderson Nov 17
Will Anywhere merger launch M&A arms race? It's not yet clear: Intel
Competitor brokerages have been largely silent in recent weeks on plans to join forces in response to the Compass-Anywhere deal. But some do sense opportunities arising from the deal. And one big real estate player didn't hold his tongue
by Daniel Houston Nov 17
direct-mail marketing campaigns
Send a letter, start a conversation, win the listing
by Jimmy Burgess Nov 16
NAR scores a victory in buyer commission lawsuit
An order from Judge LaShonda A. Hunt in the Batton homebuyer case struck down a proposed class of plaintiffs that included substantial overlap with the class in the now-settled Burnett case
by Lillian Dickerson Nov 14
zillow private listing ban
Zillow acknowledged last week that it wasn’t enforcing its private listings rule in Chicagoland, opening the question of where else the standards might not be in effect
by Taylor Anderson Nov 14
Jeremy Wacksman of Zillow
The portal argued that it is allowed to display whatever it wants on its own website, that it's not a monopoly and that its rule governing private listings does not hurt Compass
by Jim Dalrymple II Nov 12
Realtor.com puts 'spotlight' on listing agents with new feature
Realtor.com has released Spotlight Listings, a new marketing tool that enables agents to drive additional traffic to their listings, and made a major update to lead-gen tool Local Expert
by Marian McPherson Nov 12
AI prompts for real estate
Learn to quickly correspond, write property descriptions and create marketing collateral with these practical AI prompts for real estate from America Foy
by America Foy Nov 11
NAR's Kevin Sears: We need to 'show everybody that we as Realtors are pro-consumer'
At the end of his historic 2-year term as president of the National Association of Realtors, Kevin Sears reflects on his legacy, the DOJ, 50-year mortgages and more
by Taylor Anderson Nov 11
Despite unease, Compass poised to retain most Anywhere agents
Compass agents are thrilled. Anywhere agents have concerns — but few are looking to jump ship. In the first Intel Index survey conducted after the merger news broke, real estate professionals shared their unfiltered thoughts about the deal shaking the industry
by Daniel Houston Nov 10
Real partners with MAXA Designs
The co-branded marketing platform directly integrates with MLS property data and automatically delivers print and digital listing campaigns to agents via the firm's AI-powered concierge