Monthly Archives: August 2023

3 ways to create a culture of safety in your office

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You can create a safer, more positive culture in your office, even if you’re not the one who’s actually in charge, writes agent and advocate Andi Blackwell. Continue reading →

There’s a fine line between ‘thirsty’ and ‘hustling’

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These five do’s and don’ts will keep you on the right side of being a hustling hero and not looking like you need a cold glass of water, Laura Stace writes. Continue reading →

Rocket back in the black after boosting purchase market share

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The Detroit-based mortgage giant returned to profitability during the spring homebuying season by slashing costs and boosting its market share in the face of severe inventory shortages. Continue reading →

Pearl Certification ups resources to match ‘energy-efficient’ priorities

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The company intends to prepare agents and homeowners for the “millions of new high-performing homes improved through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA),” according to an announcement. Continue reading →

What down market? Payrolls are just fine in the brokerage world

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Home transactions may be down, but you wouldn’t know it from most brokerage payrolls. Real estate hiring churned along in July, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Continue reading →

California dreamin’: The nightmare situations luxury agents deal with

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From the seller who wanted to display a room full of snakes during a home showing to the renter who was an insurance scammer, the clients luxury agents deal with in California can be a handful. Continue reading →

$2B Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty broker partners with Side

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San Clemente, California’s top broker, Doug Echelberger, and his team of seven agents has moved to Side, where it will operate as Inhabit Real Estate, according to an announcement on Tuesday. Continue reading →

To win this summer, homebuyers in California are turning every stone

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With some of the highest home prices in the nation, California buyers and sellers are having an abnormally difficult time managing higher mortgage rates, agents in the Golden State told Inman. Continue reading →

11 lessons I learned selling over $500M in real estate

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Over nearly three decades, these are the lessons that Jimmy Burgess has put into practice to grow. Put them to work for your business. Continue reading →