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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.

9 proven ways to keep retention rates high when business is slow

Sep 19, 2024

Chris Pollinger shares powerful strategies to retain and motivate your real estate agents, even as listings hit all-time lows. Learn how to keep your team engaged and thriving during tough market conditions.

Fed begins rate-cutting campaign with reduction in federal funds rate

Sep 18, 2024

Central bank policymakers drop short-term rates by 1/2 percentage point and signal more cuts ahead, but much of the impact may already be priced in to mortgage rates.

OceanFirst Bank settles DOJ redlining allegations for $15M

Sep 18, 2024

Since launching an initiative to combat redlining in 2021, federal prosecutors have reached settlements with 13 mortgage lenders totaling more than $137 million.

Buyer commission suit against Hanna adds new, familiar plaintiffs

Sep 18, 2024

There are now more than two dozen named plaintiffs in an antitrust case against the parent company of Howard Hanna, several of them also plaintiffs in other buyer commission suits.

The top 35 agents in Hollywood today are still setting records

Sep 18, 2024

LA's top luxury agents are continuing to sell at staggering heights despite a variety of market factors working against them, all while keeping their sometimes temperamental celebrity clients happy.

Fed begins rate-cutting campaign with reduction in federal fund rate

Sep 18, 2024

Central bank policymakers drop short-term rates by 1/2 percentage point and signal more cuts ahead, but much of the impact may already be priced in to mortgage rates.

UWM and Rate join the $802K conforming loan limit party

Sep 18, 2024

With prices rising, it's becoming standard operating procedure for big lenders like Rocket to help homebuyers avoid jumbo loan pricing by getting a jump on FHFA's official announcement.