NAR will require MLSs to deliver standardized data exchange feeds

Agent and broker websites may soon get a boost from their local multiple listing service thanks to new industry data standards. Continue reading

ICNY19 Presentation Decks

Take a deeper look into some of the sessions and presentations at this year’s Inman Connect New York.  Agent Connect  Top 10 Trends Agents Need to Know in a Shifting Market Katie Kossev and Joe Rand More Than Just Likes: A Blueprint for Your Soci… Continue reading

How Your State’s Alzheimer’s Plan Could Help You or a Loved One

An increasing number of Americans diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias has put families through heartache, cost hundreds of millions in health care expenses and turned millions of spouses, adult children, friends and neighbors into un… Continue reading

Speaking Her Students’ Language

My career has been a series of starts, stops and turns. In my 20s, I aggressively pushed myself toward success as a journalist for trade and consumer publications. By my early 30s, I poured my energies into being an occasional freelance writer and stay… Continue reading

Barreling Towards Retirement, With 10 Years Between Us

When my wife, Evelyne, and I got married 27 years ago, the absolute last thing on our minds was retirement. Fast forward 27 years, with me now 66 and Evelyne turning 56 in a few months, and retirement is fast-becoming one of the first things on our min… Continue reading

Why ‘there’s no such thing as bad publicity’ is wrong

You know the phrase, “There’s no such thing as bad publicity”? If you’re a firm beliver in it, you’re in for a surprise. In his weekly column, Jay Thompson explains why he immediately thinks: “What a load of bulls**t” every time he hears it. Continue reading

12 ways agents get on their clients’ last nerves

Every agent is familiar with all ways clients can annoy even the most composed real estate professional — but how many agents think about what it’s like for clients when the tables are turned? Here are 12 things real estate agents do that consumers fin… Continue reading