New consumer app, agent financial health focus of Real conference

On the first morning of its annual conference held in San Diego, technology-driven real estate brokerage Real unveiled a new consumer-facing app with the promise of bettering the way homes change hands. Continue reading

NYC’s rep falters amid lower economic, real estate prospects

The Big Apple ranks behind 18 other cities, including Boston, Seattle, and Boise, Idaho, when it comes to factors such as post-COVID urban recovery, commercial real estate, mass transit, crime, outmigration, and work-from-home trends, according to Mich… Continue reading

Closing at all costs: Are your training materials too aggressive?

Marketing expert Rachael Hite dives deep into the complex topic of sales training. With all eyes on how agents are trained to ask for their commissions, time may be up on dated sales practices that push past seller objections to get them to sign on the… Continue reading

Renters rejoice! Rental rates fell for 5th straight month in September

Rents for studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units fell 0.7 percent between August and September, according to data from Realtor.com. Continue reading

Get into a ‘New York State of Mind’ with the home Billy Joel wrote it in

The house that once helped Joel complete his famous ode to the Empire State has hit the Upstate New York housing market for $2.5 million. In recent years, the property served as a bed-and-breakfast. Continue reading

Keyes Company, BHR strike chord on deal for data

Keyes agents will benefit from BHR’s nuanced data reports filtered by an artificial intelligence interface called Aiden, designed to give agents a competitive experience with at-the-ready tools for translating current market performance and emerging tr… Continue reading

‘Rabbit gets the gun’: The essential guide to Week 1 of Sitzer | Burnett

Big names, heated exchanges and the emergence of homeseller plaintiffs on the stand dominated the first week of the Sitzer | Burnett commission trial in Kansas City, Missouri. Continue reading

9 tips for maintaining a healthy relationship with your phone

Broker Pam Blair knows that you need your phone to keep in touch with clients and colleagues, but writes that setting appropriate and healthy boundaries around screen time can help to ensure better mental and emotional health. Continue reading

Traffic data is the weapon of choice as portal wars heat up ahead of Q3

Ahead of Q3 earnings, Inman took a dive into the top five real estate portals’ traffic data. Zillow still leads the pack, but stiff competition has emerged from old — and new — industry entrants. Continue reading

Insider secrets to survive the shift to today’s skills-based market

Coach Verl Workman joins Bernice Ross to talk all things teams, growth and the demands of the current real estate market. Continue reading