The RE/MAX Essential Guide to the real estate consumer

There are many non-negotiables that today’s discerning real estate consumers are demanding from their full-service agents. They expect them to operate ethically and, ideally, for them to provide as much of a one-stop-shop service as possible with a wea… Continue reading

The year in real estate technology

Technology touched every part of the industry this year, as massive amounts of capital continued flowing into real estate, both for startups and well-funded incumbent firms. Continue reading

After a decade with RE/MAX, a franchisee decides to go it alone

Pure Realty, formerly RE/MAX 1 in Austin, Texas, is ending its affiliation with RE/MAX after a decade. Owners say franchisee fees no longer made sense. Continue reading

FTC slaps duo with $6 million fine for defrauding Section 8 renters

Steven and Kevin Shayan defrauded more than 500,000 Section 8 voucher recipients by asking them to pay for access to exclusive listings that didn’t exist. Continue reading

How the Topic of Mobility Could Come Up This Holiday Season

The holidays are a time for gathering and spending quality time with family members we don’t often see. It may also be the first time you notice a change in their health, such as their pace and mobility. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the most co… Continue reading

Looking for Purpose at Work? Be an Intrapreneur

We often think of successful entrepreneurs as fanatical types — often young — dreaming up brilliant ideas and then taking them to market. But would you believe that over 70% of the most transformative innovations in the past 30 years came from corporat… Continue reading

If Doctors Were Cost-Conscious

(Editor’s note: This story is part of a series for The John A. Hartford Foundation.) About 70% of patients want to talk about cost with their physicians, but fewer than one-third actually do, according to polling conducted a few years ago by Avalere He… Continue reading