A home touted as the priciest in the US a decade ago returns to market

A Connecticut estate made headlines in 2014 when it sold for a then-record $120 million, making it America’s priciest home sale at the time. Now its owners are giving it a shot on the market for $30 million more. Continue reading

‘Big Short’ investor says iBuyers could be obsolete by 2025

In his latest interview with Bloomberg, former Goldman Sachs investor Don Mullen explains why iBuyers won’t survive much longer, calling them the “forced sellers” of today’s market. Continue reading

News Corp will slash 1,250 jobs following rough real estate earnings

Move Inc. revenue fell $23 million in Q4, due to a drop in home sales and referral revenue, according to earnings on Thursday. The company confirmed it was in talks with CoStar about a potential sale. Continue reading

Buyers are returning to the market — and sellers are following: Redfin

This week, the Redfin Homebuyer Demand Index, the brokerage’s in-house gauge of buyer activity, hit its highest level since September, rising 21 percent from an October low, new data shows. Continue reading

Luxury Presence rolls out top-down marketing packages for brokerages

After releasing an interconnected series of lead-generation services, Luxury Presence’s latest offering is a wide-ranging package of top-down marketing solutions for brokerages and agents. Continue reading

Should you buy down your mortgage? The Real Word

This week, Byron Lazine and Nicole White are talking about buying down mortgages, investing in your real estate business and keeping up with current events on The Real Word. Continue reading

Courses designed to ‘raise the bar’ don’t go far enough

It is the little things that happen every day that cause distrust and the accusation that Realtors are not professional enough. Teresa Boardman designs her dream course for raising the bar. Continue reading

Lundy makes home search for the visually impaired possible: Tech Review

Lundy’s voice skill works with partner multiple listing services to translate its listing data fields and longer form property descriptions into categorized audio narratives powered by Amazon’s voice technology. Continue reading

Are smart faucets worth the money?

New smart kitchen faucets from companies like Kohler and Moen can be controlled via voice and app on your phone, but are they worth the cost? Smart home expert Brandon Doyle compared two, and his results may surprise you. Continue reading

Why ‘dog days’ are great for business

The challenge of differentiation and capturing a buyer’s attention is monumental, for even the most skilled agents. In this agent’s case, “man’s best friend” is also an agent’s best friend. Continue reading