Opendoor can't hang on to profitability as Q3 revenue craters
The iBuyer saw revenue fall 71% year over year in the 3rd quarter of 2023. The company also lost $106M — a reversal from Q2's net profit
by Jim Dalrymple II Nov 2
Halloween, witch, bewitched,
TV-lover Sue 'Pinky' Benson shares what she learned about being a real estate agent from Samantha, Darrin(s) and Tabitha Stephens, zany MIL Endora and nosey neighbor Gladys Kravitz
by Sue Benson Oct 31
5 Innovative Ways to Increase Your Leads-to-Lease Conversion
One of the most important metrics for property managers and real estate agents — lead to lease conversion — is key to understanding if your current leasing tactics are optimized for success.
by Shelby Dunstan Oct 30
Is now the right time to start your new side hustle?
Whether you're saving for something big or trying to figure out how to stay in real estate until the market turns, Erin McCormick Torres offers tips to help you develop new streams of income
Newly funded, real estate guessing game Housle eyes expansion
Eight months after launching real estate's answer to Wordle, the home price guessing game has drawn 200,000 users from more than 150 countries. Now its creator has plans to grow even more
by Ben Verde Oct 27
7 massive mistakes most real estate agents are making right now
Uncertainty breeds error, and mistakes cause clients to find new agents. Avoid these agent blunders, and you'll find all kinds of opportunity, says Jimmy Burgess
by Jimmy Burgess Oct 27
10 tasks real estate agents delegate (but absolutely shouldn't)
Opinion
If the 80-20 principle is correct, it’s critical to make sure that you’re focused on what matters and delegate the rest. But agents have taken this too far, writes broker Nick Schlekeway
by Nick Schlekeway Oct 19
Watch your mouth! It's what agents don't say that counts
NYC agent Nikki Beauchamp checks out advice from the 'Harvard Business Review' to show that, sometimes, silence is your best option
by Nikki Beauchamp Oct 9
Mortgage demand fades as buyers watch rates hit 2-decade high
Fed's 'higher for longer' rate strategy drives yields on long-term Treasurys higher, and mortgage rates follow to highest levels in over 20 years, MBA lender survey shows
by Matt Carter Sep 27
Volunteer leaders, Parcell included, focus of leaked 2022 NAR memo
Coupled with findings of an internal investigation made public this month, the memo addressed to Donna Gland reveals NAR was aware of a 'hostile, toxic work environment' as early as March 2022
by Andrea V. Brambila Sep 27
Here's how you're marketing your business this fall: Pulse
The current market makes it tough to know how to create and communicate effective messaging, so we asked about your plans for fall
by Inman Sep 27
No more 'business as usual': Here's what NAR needs to change next
Opinion
Pam O'Connor, retired CEO of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World and NAR thought leader, offers her insights into the problems inherent in NAR's business and leadership models
by Pam O'Connor Sep 20
Compass scoops up high-end SoCal boutique brokerage
DPP Real Estate has more than 175 agents and specializes in architecturally significant properties. Moving forward, the firm will be known as DPP @ Compass
by Jim Dalrymple II Sep 19
Commit to stellar service when you commit to these 4 pillar principles
In this 5-part series, real estate broker Nick Schlekeway provides proven principles to help agents build their businesses the right way
by Nick Schlekeway Sep 16
lost, disoriented, perplexed, confused, confusion, sign
Opinion
Broker Teresa Boardman writes that consumers and agents at large have the wrong information and the wrong idea about NAR, especially in the wake of its sexual harassment scandal
by Teresa Boardman Sep 11