Orinda, California mulls short-term rental ban after Halloween shooting

Highlighting issue for real estate tech firms, five were killed at a short-term rental the same night a drive-by shooting at an Opendoor-owned home left five injured Continue reading

SoftBank posts $6.4B loss, CEO ‘regrets’ WeWork investment

The company also reported it lost $4.6 billion in its WeWork stock value after WeWork’s failed initial public offering earlier this year. Continue reading

The Alzheimer’s Poetry Project: Creating A Poem as Lovely as a Tree

Part of the VITALITY ARTS SPECIAL REPORT Poet and teacher Zoë Bird began the weekly class at Cerenity Senior Care in St. Paul, Minn. with a simple greeting: “Good morning, poets.” She walked around the circle, greeting each of the eight participants by… Continue reading

A Dozen Lessons From My Father’s Terminal Illness

At 74, my father found out he had stage 3 lung cancer. The prognosis was grim. That was six years ago. Last month, Dad celebrated his 80th birthday. Even though his disease is terminal, our lives have gone on and we’ve learned a lot along the way throu… Continue reading

Grieving the Loss of a Work Identity

A recent conversation with a 67-year-old friend who found herself unexpectedly retired by a job elimination brought home a grief we often fail to acknowledge: the loss of our work friends. “I used to talk to these people several times a day,” my friend… Continue reading

Smart-home tech for agents: Best smart light bulbs

In this weekly column, hosts Brandon Doyle and Colton Pratt walk through smart-home products and showcase their capabilities while reviewing pros and cons. This week, they’ll light up and compare smart bulbs. Continue reading

Why ‘coming soon’ listings need to be governed

People need to stop thinking of coming soons and pocket listings as identical, they aren’t. The Clear Cooperation Policy needs to pass. Coming soon needs rules codified that are separate from private, off-MLS sales. Continue reading

30 promotional ideas to keep you top-of-mind

It’s the time of year when we’re all looking forward to the holidays and planning our promotional gifts and marketing mementos. Whether you’re looking to change up your current holiday giving or want to start a new tradition, we’ve got a host of great … Continue reading

Pulse: How do you overcome ‘Another agent said we could get more money’?

Real estate agents handle countless objections from clients and prospects in their daily course of business. We want to hear yours. Take this one-question survey to share your top objection handler for another agent’s over promise. Continue reading