Monthly Archives: January 2024

It’s official: NAR reports first full-year membership dip since 2012

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The membership of the National Association of Realtors shrank by 1.7 percent last year as the trade group weathered a tough market and major lawsuits. Continue reading →

EXp Realty lassos a pair of high-performing Texas teams

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The Mike Seder Group and the Ronnie and Cathy Matthews Group join eXp as the battle for top agents continues to be one of real estate’s defining stories. Continue reading →

A piece of the San Francisco Bay could be yours for $25M

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The only private island in San Francisco Bay is up for a sale with a $25 million price tag. Red Rock Island is a six-acre vacant hill just off the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge north of the city.  Continue reading →

Superman’s apartment is real, and it’s available for $5.9M

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The fifth-floor unit at the Standish in Brooklyn Heights was often mentioned in the “Superman” comic books as Clark Kent’s abode. Now the real-life 2,400-square-foot condo is for sale. Continue reading →

Corcoran Sawyer Smith enters Pennsylvania with new acquisition

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With the acquisition of Weidel Real Estate, the Corcoran Group franchisee is adding approximately 180 agents and seven new offices to its ranks, as well as moving into Pennsylvania. Continue reading →

49% of agents sold either 1 home or none at all in the past year: CFA

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Agent “glut” means part-timers are now the majority, leading to “widespread incompetence and pressure to maintain high commission rates,” according to the Consumer Federation of America. Continue reading →

Brad Inman: ‘Unsung hero of real estate’ is the small broker-owner

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More than 80 percent of real estate agents work for small brokerages with fewer than 25 agents, and the average is seven, Brad Inman writes. But their might was on full display in 2023. Continue reading →

Meet Inman’s 2023 ‘Person of the Year’: The Small Broker-Owner

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Small brokers may not get as much attention as the big guys, but they make up the majority of the real estate industry’s firms and manage to win David-and-Goliath struggles every day. Continue reading →