Medicare Fall Open Enrollment Advice

If you are enrolled in Medicare — the federal health insurance program for people 65 and older and some people with disabilities — you will soon have the opportunity to make changes to your health and prescription drug coverage. Medicare’s Fall Open En… Continue reading

Feel like you’re annoying your clients? Here’s how to strike a balance

Toeing the line between necessary communication and annoying the hell out of your clients can be a tricky business. More than anything else, it requires that you find a delicate balance between the two extremes. Continue reading

5 tips to get your sellers ready in a buyer’s market

Many buyers who retreated to the sidelines in the past couple of years have returned to the market, knowing that their dollar will go further. And they’re right — sellers and their agents need a strategy to get each property sold. Here are a few tips. Continue reading

Vibrators, sex and death: The 10 craziest confessions from real estate agents

Curious to know what shenanigans my fellow agents have come across, I posted this question on Facebook: “What is the craziest thing that ever happened to you as a real estate agent?” Here are some of the most outrageous answers. Continue reading

Zillow hires Teri Conrad to lead Canada broker relations

Industry veteran Teri Conrad is joining Zillow Group as its new director of broker relations in Canada, the company confirmed to Inman on Wednesday. Continue reading

Tax authority opens investigation into Trump’s real estate empire

The origins of President Donald Trump’s real estate empire are now under investigation, following a bombshell New York Times article. Continue reading

Brokerage accused of paying agents bonuses for double-ended deals

Anonymous letters sent to the plaintiffs’ law firm also allege the brokerage pays or paid its agents bonuses for keeping transactions in-house — a tactic that is not unheard of in the real estate industry. Continue reading