3 advantages of tailoring your marketing strategy to niche buyers

When you think long and hard about who you’re speaking to and what they want to hear, The Agency’s Rainy Hake Austin writes, you’ll see your efforts rewarded with a full pipeline, satisfied customers and great ROI.  Continue reading

Maximizing profits by collaborating with real estate wholesalers

Agents willing to collaborate with reputable wholesalers will tap into new market segments, industry expert Andrew Helling writes, while elevating their own service offerings for clients and capturing once-elusive listings from motivated sellers. Continue reading

Mauricio Umansky’s 4 brokerage-building growing pains to watch for

With forethought and savvy decision-making, The Agency’s Mauricio Umansky writes, you can overcome your brokerage’s biggest obstacles. Continue reading

Teams Spotlight: Asset Advisory Team at Elegran

Learn how these award-winning team members got their start in real estate and what they’re predicting for the year ahead. Continue reading

United Wholesale Mortgage defends its business practices

Citing recent court victories, UWM says, “It is not uncommon nor illegal for a broker to send most or all of their business to a specific lender.” Continue reading

President Kevin Sears pulls back curtain on changes ahead for NAR

On the “Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered” podcast Tuesday, Sears said interim CEO Nykia Wright has agreed to extend her contract through the end of 2024 as NAR executives focus on the road ahead. Continue reading

2022 Deal of the Year winner David Mayer returns to Compass

The 2022 REBNY award winner has decided to return to Compass after a nearly two-year stint over at Corcoran. He said Compass’ tech was “light years ahead of other brokerages.” Continue reading

Apartment stocks surge following $10B Blackstone bet

The Bloomberg REIT Index recorded its largest single-day gain since December on Monday. The largest gains, unsurprisingly, were recorded by AIR Communities, also known as Apartment Income REIT. Continue reading