Author Darcey Steinke on the Intrinsic Power of Menopause

Darcey Steinke’s personal flash count diary filled three black and white composition-style notebooks. In them were recorded the extreme hot flashes she experienced over a two-year period when menopause hit her hard five years ago, at age 52. There coul… Continue reading

Why Many Doctors Botch Delivering Bad News

(This article appeared previously in Kaiser Health News.) PORTLAND, Ore. — After nearly 40 years as an internist, Dr. Ron Naito knew what the sky-high results of his blood test meant. And it wasn’t good. But when he turned to his doctors last summer to… Continue reading

Why Many Doctors Botch Delivering Bad News

(This article appeared previously in Kaiser Health News.) PORTLAND, Ore. — After nearly 40 years as an internist, Dr. Ron Naito knew what the sky-high results of his blood test meant. And it wasn’t good. But when he turned to his doctors last summer to… Continue reading

Should You Move Near Your Grown Child When You Retire?

Dan and Alice Smith, both 64, have never shied away from change — that includes a change of address. When Dan was a marketing executive for an oil company in the 1970s, relocations came with the territory. After switching to the auto industry in the ea… Continue reading

Should You Move Near Your Grown Child When You Retire?

Dan and Alice Smith, both 64, have never shied away from change — that includes a change of address. When Dan was a marketing executive for an oil company in the 1970s, relocations came with the territory. After switching to the auto industry in the ea… Continue reading

Buyers thinking new build? 10 facts they should know first

As the adage goes, buyers don’t know what they don’t know. Welcome to construction 101. Here are 10 next-level truths you should tell any buyer clients who are thinking about building new.
Continue reading

Coldwell Banker in pole position? CBx Seller Leads sees big 1st-year growth

Coldwell Banker’s CBx Seller Leads, a free lead service for affiliated companies, has seen a 74 percent adoption rate in its first 12 months. The “machine learning” software helps convert leads into listings at three times the market rate, according to… Continue reading

How to achieve happiness in real estate

Skipping down the road without a care is just not a realistic goal for your happiness level. What is realistic is being happier in your career, which will result in a happier life. So let’s talk about how to be happy in real estate, the chosen professi… Continue reading

WATCH: Why technology can’t replace the human element of real estate

At Inman Connect Las Vegas, Keith Robinson, the chief strategic officer of NextHome, shared a client story that showcases why the human element is so essential to every transaction. Continue reading

Douglas Elliman sets up shop in Texas

Douglas Elliman announced on Tuesday a partnership with Sudhoff Companies, a nine-year-old Houston, Texas, brokerage that specializes in luxury residential sales and marketing. Continue reading