California Realtors support bills to dramatically boost housing supply

The California Association of Realtors has put its considerable might behind several proposed bills meant to boost the state’s housing supply. Continue reading

Obituary Writing 101

Have you ever read a friend’s obituary and had any of these reactions?: You cannot reconcile the person described with what was written about him or her; the events summarized did not constitute what your loved one considered important in life and inst… Continue reading

How Quality Home Health Care Helps Rural Hospitals Survive

(This article previously appeared on the Kaiser Health News site.) Rural hospitals close when they don’t have enough paying patients to care for, but they’re also dinged when the same patients show up over and over again. That puts outlying medical fac… Continue reading

When Going Digital Makes Health Care Harder

(Editor’s note: This story is part of a special report for The John A. Hartford Foundation.) When Jeff Johnson, 66, went online to sign up for Medicare, the trickiness of the process left him frustrated and a little embarrassed. “Even for me, a lifelon… Continue reading

Why this boomer is a text message convert

It seems as though baby boomers, once a dominant force in every industry, will be left by the wayside if they don’t adapt to today’s technology. That’s why this boomer agent has taken to texting — a method of communication that has worked very well wit… Continue reading

The Real Word: The mind-blowing lawsuit shaking real estate

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, they’ll talk through the antitrust lawsuit with several industry giants and the one thing millennials overlook that causes buyer’s remorse… Continue reading

New legislation aimed at NYC real estate could hurt agents

NYC lawmakers want to pass initiatives that would negatively affect real estate agents — one bill aims to cap broker fees on rentals at 8 percent of the annual rate, which takes away the power of tenant-landlord negotiation, and another proposed initia… Continue reading

WATCH: R u messaging ur clients? How texting has evolved

See how texting has evolved with advances in geotagging and smart-sign technology, and learn how to get the most out of your messages to clients. Continue reading