Monthly Archives: March 2019

How much house can you afford? Realtor.com’s new tool will tell you

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Realtor.com on Wednesday introduced ‘Price Perfect,’ a new feature for its website and mobile apps to help home buyers more deeply understand their buying power when shopping for homes.  Continue reading →

Purplebricks agent sues over independent contractor status

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A decision on independent contractor status made by the California Supreme Court last year is hitting the real estate industry — and flat-fee brokerage Purplebricks may be the first to grapple with it. Continue reading →

The Transformative Joy of Dance at Any Age

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Lifelong dancer and choreographer Nancy Havlik wants the world to know that regardless of age, physical condition or experience, “people transform through the joy that dance offers them. You can see them light up and become more alive.” Havlik, 78, has… Continue reading →

What Biology Tells Us About Gender and Longevity

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(Editor’s note: This article is part of an editorial partnership between Next Avenue and the American Federation for Aging Research, a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to support and advance healthy aging through biomedical research.) I… Continue reading →

HomeServices dethrones NRT as top brokerage in the US: Real Trends

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HomeServices of America has ended NRT’s two-decade reign atop the Real Trends 500 list, beating the Realogy company in number of transactions. Continue reading →

Is there a ‘Clever’ solution to the confrontation over commissions?

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The Moehrl class action lawsuit focuses on a complaint that states the 6 percent commission is too high and that clients should have a say in the commission split — and agents aren’t too happy about it. Flat-fee discount brokerage Clever Real Estate is… Continue reading →