A Florida community bank seeks to build nationwide mortgage business

Amerant Bank launched its mortgage joint venture with industry veterans who share a vision of a “highly efficient, and profitable nationwide mortgage banking business.” Continue reading

Markets remain volatile, but mortgage rates stay the course

The average rate for a 30-year, fixed rate loan was 3.10 percent this week, according to Freddie Mac’s latest lender survey. Continue reading

Automated listing descriptions get better with Nila June: Tech Review

Nila June is software that uses property information to quickly write long- and short-form property descriptions. Agents who struggle with writing or simply want to make their marketing more efficient could benefit from using this easy, affordable soft… Continue reading

The 6 tech trends that defined real estate in 2021

Finally, COVID-19 wasn’t at the heart of the year’s prevailing real estate technology trends. Instead, 2021 was marked by notable acquisitions and the fallout from the biggest of them all. Continue reading

12 side gigs to help support your real estate career

When you’re first starting out, you may need some additional revenue streams to keep you afloat between commissions. Here are 12 side gigs you can incorporate into your business. Continue reading

7 strategies for marketing a notorious real estate property

Whether it has been the scene of a crime, a cult or a haunting, you can help buyers and sellers navigate the aftermath of a troubled property. Here’s how. Continue reading

Get more listings: 7 steps to find, analyze and dominate a real estate farm

Do you want more listings in the coming year? In this guide to building a geographical farm real estate farm, Jimmy Burgess breaks down how to choose the right location, run the numbers, create a marketing budget and plan to provide those prospects val… Continue reading

7 types of oddball homes — and how to find them

Finding unconventional homes requires a bit more work than looking on the MLS, but once you are known for a niche, clients will start coming to you through referral sources and word of mouth. If oddball homes are an area you want to expand in, here’s w… Continue reading