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Polly hiring after landing $25M in new equity funding led by 8VC

Sep 10, 2024

New funding will allow Polly's product and engineering teams "to double down on new product innovation," including a new AI platform that was in closed beta testing with a number of the nation's largest mortgage lenders in May.

The late James Earl Jones planted deep roots in the Hudson Valley

Sep 10, 2024

Around the time that Jones landed his first hit film role in "The Great White Hope," he visited the Hudson Valley with a friend and fell in love with the small town of Pawling.

Tell us about the communication blunders you’re seeing: Pulse

Sep 10, 2024

Stakes are high, which makes communication tougher than ever for agents, colleagues and clients. Tell us what you're seeing go wrong these days.

Leading BHHS Chicago team joins Sotheby’s International Realty

Sep 10, 2024

The four-person Klopas Stratton Team comes from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago, where it was most recently the top team in its office and the No. 6 medium team in Illinois by sales volume.

Sotheby’s International Realty launches ‘1 of 1’ brand ad campaign

Sep 10, 2024

The campaign positions each luxury home sold under the Sotheby's International Realty banner as one-of-a-kind and the agents who represent those properties as "curators of the unique," the firm told Inman.

Erin Sykes launches SYKES brokerage backed by Side

Sep 10, 2024

Having grown up in a family owned construction business, the former Nest Seekers International chief economist always knew she wanted to run her own brokerage. Now in partnership with Side, she has the resources to do so.

How to deliver a luxury client experience at any price point

Sep 10, 2024

Discover how developing a luxury mindset can elevate your business. Chris Pollinger explores simple, cost-effective strategies to create personalized, premium experiences for your clients.

How are these new commission rules improving transparency?

Sep 10, 2024

The new commission rules are confusing. Compliance expert Summer Goralik unpacks whether listing agents can mention buyer’s agent compensation in the private remarks on the MLS.

Here’s how to talk with sellers now about buyers and commissions

Sep 10, 2024

The easiest way to stay on the right side of the current legal and regulatory changes is to subscribe to them in both letter and spirit, team leader Carl Medford writes.

Harrison Polsky talks data-driven sales, market trends

Sep 10, 2024

Many clients may prioritize emotional connections when hunting for resale homes, but Polsky takes a deliberate, data-driven approach, focusing his team’s efforts on newly-built properties.

Clear Cooperation takes center stage, faces pressure to change

Sep 10, 2024

Officials from the National Association of Realtors are meeting this week to discuss the so-called pocket listing ban — one of the industry's most polarizing rules.

Rental investment app Doorvest acquires competitor Getaway

Sep 10, 2024

Both companies help investors find, lease-up and simplify the acquisition of rental property. There are differences in each company’s approach, but its focus on financing attracted Doorvest to Getaway.