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What’s your biggest business challenge in the new normal? Pulse

Nov 13, 2024

Changes to industry rules and regulations? Economic hurdles? What's the biggest challenge you're facing right now, and what do you plan to do about it?

5 things that will end your real estate career before it starts

Nov 13, 2024

You are the CEO of your own business, broker Zak Shellhammer writes. Prepare yourself with a business plan, clear goals and a positive and productive mindset.

What to know about kitchens and bathrooms from the roaring 20s

Nov 13, 2024

Understanding different periods of design and architecture will give agents an advantage with clients, both sellers and buyers, Gerard Splendore writes. In the 1920s, kitchens were geared toward food preparation and serving, less so for storage and may lack cabinet space.

NAR votes on settlement funding, DOJ help for MLSs, campaign rules

Nov 13, 2024

NAR's board of directors and Executive Committee voted on a slew of proposals at NXT on Monday. But it was one involving NAR's counterpart to the north that drew the most discussion.

Bend Sotheby’s group takes $100M team and launches new brokerage

Nov 12, 2024

Sam DeLay and Cole Billings led the No. 2 team in Bend for volume among medium teams and No. 1 for sides with 112 last year. They're launching their brokerage on the Side platform.

Compass rolls out second-home-focused network for agents

Nov 12, 2024

Compass Resort aims to provide referrals, collaboration and other resources to agents who work with clients focused on vacation properties and secondary homes.

7 new agent etiquette tips for sitting another agent’s open house

Nov 12, 2024

Sitting an open house for a listing agent is a "golden opportunity" to generate leads and practice your home-showing skills with potential buyers, Realtor Jonathan Pressman writes.

Choosing these paint shades could cost homesellers thousands

Nov 12, 2024

While a new coat of paint can transform a home, it can also work against you if the colors don’t resonate with potential buyers. According to a report from Fixr, the 2024 paint color trends are in, and listing agents are weighing in on how certain hues can impact a home’s value.

How Realtors can help heal the post-election divide

Nov 12, 2024

Bringing the focus back to the local level isn't just good for your real estate business, trainer Bernice Ross writes. It's good for healing the political divisions exacerbated by this year's election.

What The Opportunity Report says about organized real estate

Nov 12, 2024

Carl Medford analyzes the new Opportunity Report to see what it means for organized real estate, state regulatory agencies and key stakeholders in the second part of his series.

Impact of NAR’s commission rule change illuminated in Q3 earnings

Nov 12, 2024

In the wake of the National Association of Realtors' 3-month-old rule change, executives are reassessing agent pay amid pressure on commissions, an analysis of Q3 earnings data shows.

The compliance violations that risk drawing an ‘enforcement trifecta’

Nov 12, 2024

Secret profits, deceitful acts or undisclosed compensation by Realtors could lead to action from multiple enforcement bodies, including NAR, MLSs and state regulators, Summer Goralik writes.