Million Dollar Listers on balancing cameras, clients and colleagues

There are many challenges associated with luxury real estate. MDLNYs Tyler Whitman and MDLLA’s David Parnes and James Harris share their best-kept secrets to creating balance against the chaos of selling America’s most expensive homes on camera. Continue reading

The rule of 5 for guaranteed success in real estate

Success in real estate is inevitable if you consistently implement the right strategies, according to Jimmy Burgess. It may not happen overnight, but it will happen. Continue reading

The meaning of luxury: What agents can learn from the Kardashian homes

Check out some of the famous family’s most iconic homes along with some of their newer real estate purchases and consider the way their homes reflect their changing brands and lifestyles. Continue reading

Regroup, reuse, recycle: How to recalibrate your marketing mid shift

What used to work may suddenly feel obsolete in a shifting market. Here’s how to change up your marketing and make it fresher, more relevant and more meaningful Continue reading

BigVu offers big benefits for video marketers: Tech Review

With direct-to-social video posting, deep content analytics and a number of tools to make videos easy to produce and edit, BigVu could have a significant role in any real estate business looking to commit to video. Continue reading

Study: Homeowners often miffed if lenders outsource servicing

J.D. Power’s annual Mortgage Servicer Satisfaction Study finds customer satisfaction is 26 percent higher when mortgages are originated and serviced by the same company. Continue reading

4.3M apartments needed in US by 2035 to meet demand, study says

“Put simply, we do not have enough housing,” NAA President and CEO Bob Pinnegar says. He points to such factors as years of underbuilding and lack of affordability. Continue reading

Can flat-fee brokerages solve the principal-agent problem?

For no cost to a seller, Federa will place a home on its local multiple listing service at a price the seller determines. They can upload photos and enter dates on which they want it go live. And that’s it. Everything else is left up to the seller. Continue reading

Realtor income rose by double digits in 2021, says NAR’s Member Profile

The trade association’s 2022 report finds that the median gross income for Realtors overall grew 25.3 percent last year, but the increase was smaller for sales agents Continue reading

Sagent to power loan servicing for Bank of England Mortgage

The Arkansas-based lender will use Sagent’s servicing solutions to collect monthly payments from borrowers and manage loans when homeowners get behind on their payments. Continue reading