6 steps to driving growth through corporate social responsibility

When you get clear on your mission and your brand’s culture, The Agency’s Rainy Hake Austin writes, you can create positive and sustainable initiatives as you forge community partnerships. Continue reading

RE/MAX’s Motto Mortgage makes Entrepreneur’s ‘Franchise 500’ list

“Mortgage brokerage in a box” makes Entrepreneur’s list of top franchise opportunities for a 5th consecutive year, despite challenging conditions for mortgage lenders. Continue reading

NAR REACH’s new class of Down Under proptechs largest yet

Introduced in 2019, the Australia and New Zealand REACH program is Second Century Venture’s longest running international technology incubation and mentorship effort Continue reading

Earnnest begins rollout of escrow-as-a-service

The new service, available to date only in Massachusetts, where Earnnest has secured a brokerage license, is designed to alleviate the cost, management demands and above all else, legal risk of holding deposits in escrow. The company is looking to rapi… Continue reading

BHG Drakulich Realty recruits one of Nevada’s top large teams

Team Stevens, led by Lee Stevens, is one of the highest-earning teams in the state of Nevada, with $126.5 million in closed sales volume across 269 sides in 2023. Continue reading

Utah homeseller files commission lawsuit against NAR, 13 others

The complaint — one of nearly two dozen targeting real estate’s long-standing commission-sharing structure — alleges that “most” buyer agents will steer clients away from listings that offer a lower commission. Continue reading

Move Inc. sees 13% revenue decline as Realtor.com traffic improves

The Realtor.com parent company saw revenue declined 13 percent to $127 million in the fiscal second quarter. Mobile and website annual traffic growth remained flat — an improvement from Q1’s 12 percent loss. News Corp CEO Robert Thomson said he’s hopef… Continue reading

This Black History Month, do more to promote Black homeownership

It’s incredibly frustrating to see how misunderstood and divisive DEI efforts are, broker Janel Randall writes. Real estate professionals work every day to debunk myths around Black homeownership. Continue reading

Top brokers and Trump attend Alex Witkoff’s Palm Beach wedding

The star-studded event held at The Breakers featured guests like Fredrik Eklund, John Gomes, Howard Lorber, Don Peebles, and Oren Alexander as well as former President Donald Trump. Continue reading