Real estate tech funding reached $2.7B last month, most since 2017

An astounding $2.7 billion was invested in real estate technology in September, a month-over-month increase of 132 percent according to a new study. Continue reading

Luxury Connect: How to become a wealth advisor to high-net-worth clients

High-net-worth clients have spent years amassing their wealth, and they want to collaborate with professionals who understand investment strategies. Continue reading

Coldwell Banker agent spends $50K to recreate ‘Dougie’ rap

A brokerage hired members of a hip-hop group to rap about the virtues of a newly listed 14,000-square-foot property in California’s Newport Beach. Continue reading

Is Zillow scanning your Gmail for leads?

A real estate agent was recently shocked and confused to learn that Zillow’s Premier Agent app was pulling manually entered leads from her Gmail account and prompting her to call leads she generated on her own.  Continue reading

Realtor nearly arrested after entering recently foreclosed home

When Alabama Realtor Cheryl Piccinini entered an empty house for a showing, she had no idea she was facing a potential breaking and entering charge. Continue reading

5 Retirement Pitfalls You’ll Want to Avoid

(The following article is adapted from The Retirement Dreammaker: Master the Art of Retirement Abundance by Matthew Jackson.) I’ve interviewed more than 1,000 retirees over the years and have observed retirees defaulting to a retirement lifestyle lacki… Continue reading

Next Avenue Readers Find Happiness and Connection in the Arts

“Because it makes me happy.” This was the top response to a question in a recent Next Avenue Vitality Arts survey on why our readers value participating in a favorite pursuit geared toward the arts. With the 10-question survey, posted in August on the … Continue reading