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Unrepresented buyers need options like Shay: Tech Review

Sep 20, 2024

Not all consumers need a buyer's agent; Shay is an AI-driven homebuying solution with a number of industry-bred benefits.

That big Fed rate cut was no panacea for housing: Fitch analysts

Sep 19, 2024

Fed easing was already priced into mortgage rates, but there's room for more relief if investors who fund most home loans get less skittish about prepayment risk and quantitative tightening.

Alabama Association of Realtors to NAR: Make membership optional

Sep 19, 2024

"It is time to allow members the ability to choose where they allocate their membership and dues dollars between the local, state and national levels," Alabama Realtors wrote to NAR on Tuesday.

EXp Realty to host AI-powered Hackathon in Miami Beach

Sep 19, 2024

The brokerage is set to host its inaugural Hackathon on Oct. 26. In addition to prizes, participants will have the chance to network with industry leaders.

Katie Kossev: ‘Mass confusion’ common in the wake of NAR’s rules

Sep 19, 2024

The managing broker of Texas at Side said that luxury buyers in particular seem to understand the value of compensating their real estate agents.

Compass nabs high-profile NYC agent from Official

Sep 19, 2024

Jared Schwadron operates in New York City, the Hamptons and Miami, and is the latest get for Compass as it competes to build a roster of top agents in lean times.

Tough love time? Here are 5 strategies for better agent results

Sep 19, 2024

Loyalty bonds between agents and brokerages are fragile. How hard can you push without breaking? Wallace Real Estate’s Claudia Stallings has tough love tips for agents in today’s market.

EXp picks up 200-agent Hudson Valley indie brokerage

Sep 19, 2024

As part of eXp, Grand Lux Realty will operate out of White Plains, New York. Founder Michael Levy touted eXp's technology as one of the brokerage's selling points.

Broker Spotlight: Mark Nottingham, @properties

Sep 19, 2024

Find out how this Indiana broker-owner got his start, what he believes is coming next and why partnering with @properties three years ago "was one of the best business decisions" he and his team ever made.

Place acquires all-inclusive platform Livian

Sep 19, 2024

The two real estate platforms have been growing on the same trajectory at Keller Williams for more than a decade, their founders said, and during this challenging period in the industry, it made sense to combine forces.

Existing-home sales continue to slide as buyers bide their time: NAR

Sep 19, 2024

Existing-home sales fell 4.2 percent year over year to a seasonally adjusted rate of 3.86 million in August as buyers awaited the Fed's decision to cut rates, according to National Association of Realtors data

How to motivate, inspire and train your team amid disruption

Sep 19, 2024

Great team leaders focus on business development and agent development, and the results can be staggering, coach Verl Workman writes.