How to create an email newsletter that cuts through the noise 

A well-designed email with meaningful content helps to build your brand while you generate and nurture leads, writes broker Eric Bramlett. It’s an incredibly effective, efficient and affordable way to reach your SOI and local market. Continue reading

Stay, go or boomerang? 5 tips for agents planning a switch

Stay, go or go back? When you’re not content with your real estate brokerage, it can be tough to make the choice. Here, The Agency’s Farah Levi gives guidance on things to consider before making a major move. Continue reading

Iconic Flatiron Building auctioned after original high-bidder vanished

New York developer Jeffrey Gural won the right to buy the iconic Manhattan office building months after the original high-bidder failed to come up with the deposit for the building. Continue reading

One of California’s biggest ghost towns sells for $22.6M

Eagle Mountain, which operated an iron mine for over three decades and has largely been abandoned since the late ’80s, has been sold to a mysterious company for unknown future use. Continue reading

‘Unlivable shack’ that ‘must be demolished’ sells for $1.1M

The home has three bedrooms but isn’t livable, because it has been left abandoned for some time and has become derelict and dangerous. It attracted five bidders after originally listing for AU$1.2 million. Continue reading

Homebuyers flinch as mortgage rates ascend toward 2023 highs

Purchase loan applications fell by a seasonally adjusted 4 percent last week as mortgage rates surged on debt ceiling and inflation worries. Continue reading

Doug Brown joins Barton Barrett Marshall Team at Douglas Elliman

Doug Brown brings nearly seven years of experience as vice president and senior vice president of Douglas Elliman Development Marketing to his new role in the team as new development specialist. Continue reading

‘I wouldn’t want you to live here’: 9 fair housing violations to avoid

Prevent being canceled, fined or jailed by understanding fair housing laws and regulations and avoiding violations. Dr. Lee Davenport helps you check yourself. Continue reading

The portal wars: Can any challenger seize the throne from Zillow?

Zillow has the most traffic, according to an analysis by Intel, but at least one rival is growing rapidly in what one observer compared to a Game of Thrones-style gauntlet run. Continue reading