Resources

How to break free from your phone in real estate

Oct 14, 2025

While your phone is a valuable tool in your real estate business, Pam Blair writes, leaving it alone is a necessary component of self-care and work-life balance.

What robot umpires teach real estate agents about their jobs

Oct 14, 2025

Summer Goralik explores the bittersweet symphony of robot umpires in baseball and AI in real estate — and why perfection still needs a human rhythm.

How to build your brand authority with other people’s audiences

Oct 14, 2025

Tap into content and media opportunities to raise your profile and elevate the reputation of your real estate business, broker-owner Amy Stockberger writes.

Think like Einstein: 5 tips for unlocking your real estate genius

Oct 14, 2025

What ideas are out there that might transform our service for clients, Carl Medford writes, and how can you use your creativity to transform your business?

Zillow says most agents are complying with its private listings policy

Oct 13, 2025

Portal giant says most agents who receive a notice about violating Zillow’s private listings rules only received one notice.

LendingTree founder, CEO Doug Lebda dies in ATV accident

Oct 13, 2025

Doug Lebda founded LendingTree in 1996 to simplify consumers' mortgage loan search. He led the company through several busts and booms, growing its market value to more than $750 million.

NAR CEO sheds new light on plan to ‘transform this organization’

Oct 13, 2025

Charting a new course beyond turmoil, Nykia Wright vows transparency and tells NAR’s 1.5 million members the organization is on the cusp of unveiling a 2026-2028 Strategic Plan.

Don’t let buyer clients skip student loan payments during shutdown

Oct 13, 2025

As the government shutdown reaches the end of its second week, some student loan borrowers are saying they plan to skip their next payment. Although some borrowers don't mind the credit ding, real estate professionals are urging borrowers who want to purchase a home this fall to keep paying — or risk derailing their homeownership journey for another year.

Zillow may be surrounded, but it’s not checkmate just yet

Oct 13, 2025

Zillow has had a difficult month, with lawmakers and rivals filing four lawsuits aimed at upending portal's main business segments. Although Zillow's next moves will likely come with some pain, experts say it won't end their dominance in the industry.

The hyperlocal imperative: Why brokerages must own their backyards to win

Oct 13, 2025

Forget flashy branding and endless ad spend, the brokers winning market share today are the ones doubling down on local expertise. Learn how hyperlocal strategies and the right tools are helping agents thrive block by block.

Starter homes see bigger price cuts than luxury listings

Oct 13, 2025

Builders are negotiating, mortgage rates are biting and budget-conscious buyers are pulling back — leaving lower-priced homes vulnerable to deep discounts.

Real estate leaders weigh in on Compass-Anywhere: The Download

Oct 13, 2025

As the logistics of the merger unfold, members of the real estate community continue to share their thoughts on the deal.