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How Opendoor’s CEO resignation underscores the power of visibility

Aug 20, 2025

Being visible is not optional, communications expert Cristin Culver writes. It's fuel for growth, and now, it's an existential imperative.

Trump tells Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook to ‘resign now’

Aug 20, 2025

The president asked Cook to resign from her post after FHFA Director Bill Pulte accused her of mortgage fraud. Pulte has leveled similar accusations against other political adversaries

From glass ceiling to glass cliff: Why women leaders still face an uphill battle

Aug 20, 2025

Women don’t lack the ability to lead, eXp's Wendy Forsythe writes. What’s missing is the willingness of organizations to give them the same chance at success that men have long been afforded.

How HUD’s English-only policy undermines fair housing

Aug 20, 2025

Realtors cannot stand idly by in the face of discriminatory housing policies, coach Darryl Davis writes. It's time to fight for the homeownership rights of non-English-speaking clients and neighbors.

Your real estate listing isn’t selling? Consider these 5 factors

Aug 20, 2025

If your listing has been sitting on the market for too long, trainer Bernice Ross shares five elements of a successful strategy to get it sold.

These agents are ‘drowning.’ AI was supposed to save them

Aug 20, 2025

Who really wins when your brokerage uses AI? For broker Holly Brink, tech adoption should never come at the price of personal client service.

How 1 newbie real estate agent gets 75% of her clients by insulting people on Instagram

Aug 20, 2025

Early in her career, Kaitlin Hannig found a supportive group of female real estate agents on Instagram and quickly realized the social platform could help grow her business. Two years later, 75 percent of her business is generated that way.

Let mortgage lenders pull one credit score, trade group says

Aug 19, 2025

The tri-merge system is "an anachronism from the days when there were significant disparities in coverage by the credit bureaus," MBA says in advocating new approach.

RE/MAX taps an industry veteran to revive Motto Mortgage brand

Aug 19, 2025

Former PHH Mortgage executive Vic Lombardo was most recently COO of Guaranteed Rate Affinity, a joint venture between nonbank lender Guaranteed Rate and Anywhere Real Estate.

‘Construction is in a funk’: Homebuilding improves, but inventory issues remain

Aug 19, 2025

The slight monthly boost comes as builders continue to face cooled buyer demand in response to elevated mortgage rates and high home prices. Housing starts and completions are not on track to meet national inventory needs this year with builder sentiment low.

In this tale of 2 markets, what’s the story where you are? Pulse

Aug 19, 2025

Tell us what your market looks like. Is it on the upswing? Downswing? Who has the advantage where you are, buyers or sellers (or neither)?

Single-family starts and permits inched higher in July but not enough to meet inventory needs

Aug 19, 2025

The slight monthly boost comes as builders continue to face cooled buyer demand in response to elevated mortgage rates and high home prices. Housing starts and completions are not on track to meet national inventory needs this year with builder sentiment low.