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What should I tell clients? Question leads to free-for-all at NAR midyear

May 16, 2024

May 6 remarks from Anthony Lamacchia spurred at least one NAR midyear attendee to leave the MLS Forum in protest, others to hurl steering accusations, and NAR's senior counsel to intervene.

A Bay Harbor Island home in Miami sets new $21.95M sales record

May 16, 2024

Shock-Gard CEO Matthew Bullock and his wife are the buyers of the spec home. The sale bests a previous record set last month by Brazilian race car driver Claudio Dahruj's home purchase.

Investor purchases increased for the first time in two years during Q1

May 16, 2024

Real estate investors bought roughly 44,000 homes during the first quarter of 2024, a 0.5 percent uptick from a year ago.

Broker Spotlight: Seth Kaufman, ONE Sotheby’s International Realty

May 16, 2024

Find out how this Chief Sales Officer oversees operations for 1,300+ agents and 10 managing brokers across 32 offices along the east coast of Florida.

Meet Alex 4o: The new, powerful AI business partner agents need

May 16, 2024

The rollout of the latest iteration of ChatGPT, calling itself Alex 4o, allows you and your business to do more than you ever thought possible. Author and trainer Bernice Ross shares the latest enhancements.

Teams Spotlight: Jonathan Spears, Spears Group at Compass

May 16, 2024

Find out how this top luxury team leader and his marketing-forward Spears Group have transformed their corner of the Florida market.

Marketing listings through qualified buyer financing options

May 16, 2024

For real estate agents, highlighting diverse financing options is one of the easiest ways to attract more traffic to their listings. Clever's Luke Babich shares a few programs and options to know about.

How to engage brokerage clients through SEO and content creation

May 16, 2024

Unique, engaging and highly specific content can make you a trusted resource for buyers and sellers locally and regionally, Chicago broker David Marden writes.

Mortgage rates headed under 7% on encouraging inflation data

May 15, 2024

Homebuyers have yet to respond in force to drop in rates, which have been in retreat from 2024 highs for three consecutive weeks following Fed easing and soft jobs and CPI reports.

Flagstar exiting warehouse business to bolster parent NYCB

May 15, 2024

JPMorgan Chase Bank has agreed to buy about $5 billion in mortgage warehouse loans from NYCB. Flagstar will continue retail and wholesale mortgage lending and servicing operations.

RentSpree, UtahRealEstate.com ink software union

May 15, 2024

RentSpree has more than 300 associations and MLSs in its partner network, who primarily use its ApplyLink solution, a single browser experience that automates application collection, screening, approval and other property management operations critical to securing occupancy..

Texas, Florida are affordability havens for homebuyers: Zillow

May 15, 2024

Rising inventory and slowing home price growth have made Austin, San Antonio, Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville some of the best markets for buyers, according to Zillow's latest Market Heat Index.