Homeowners with at least a 5 percent mortgage rate are three times more likely to enter the market soon as those with a sub-3.5 percent rate, according to results from Inman-Dig Insights’ latest consumer poll. Continue reading
While awards and honors are geared toward high volume, it’s high profitability that offers the rewards you’re really looking for, coach Verl Workman writes. Continue reading
RE/MAX Chief Operating Officer Serene Smith is leaving after 7 years in the role. Rob Fuchs has signed on as a new EVP. Changes follow departure of former CEO Nick Bailey, who exited in February. Continue reading
Will buyers be seeking out dual agency more often, and, if so, do you anticipate working both sides of the transaction? Continue reading
Some believe more buyers will come to the table without agents. That could lead to fertile breeding grounds for the polarizing practice sometimes known as “double ending.” Continue reading
Real estate compliance expert Summer Goralik looks at the projected prevelance of dual agency and offers a prescription for determining whether it’s the best option for agents and their clients. Continue reading
Industry watchers are sounding the alarm about Microsoft’s Bing Real Estate, a site that for several months has been reposting listings from Zillow, Realtor.com and Redfin without explanation. Continue reading
Understanding technology adoption and service integration, Brandon Dobell of Brown Gibbons Lang & Company writes, will, in turn, unlock operational efficiencies and value creation. Continue reading
Nesthook claims it allows agents to “communicate commission amounts while remaining fully compliant with settlement requirements.” Whether it runs afoul of the new rules remains unclear. Continue reading
While teams are not for everyone, team leader Carl Medford believes teams and their agents stand a good chance of coming out ahead as market changes are enacted on Aug. 17, 2024. Continue reading