10 scenarios that can get new agents ethics violations, lawsuits or worse

As a newbie, you don’t want to find yourself amid an ethics violation, lawsuit or worse, but it can happen to even the most earnest of agents. Here are 10 hypothetical situations that help illustrate how you can avoid some very real problems. Continue reading

Miami condo collapse updates: Second lawsuit, warnings in April

Plus, photos taken just days before the collapse show cracked concrete and corroded rebar in the building’s garage. Continue reading

Home price growth hits new record in April: FHFA

Home prices rose 1.8 percent in April and 15.7 percent year over year. Both figures represent record growth for the House Price Index. Continue reading

How COVID made agents rethink retirement, workload and more

Many real estate professionals say the pandemic made them reconsider things like when they want to retire and work-life balance, while others say the last year has just made them want to double down on work. Continue reading

‘Teams are the exciting future of real estate’: Vija Williams

Williams believes teams have a leg up on traditional brokerages, but they can better position themselves to be the changing face of real estate. Continue reading

Miami owners file $5M suit against condo association over collapse

The class-action lawsuit was filed on behalf of property owner Manuel Drezner and ‘on behalf of all others similarly situated’ by the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South. Continue reading

All that glitters isn’t gold: When luxury real estate fails

In the wake of a building collapse in Florida on Thursday, all eyes are on shoddy construction and what happens next as developers rush to complete jobs delayed during the pandemic. Continue reading

12-story condo building partially collapses near Miami

About half of the units of the 130-unit residential building Champlain Towers South collapsed on Thursday morning around 1:30 a.m. Officials do not yet know the cause. Continue reading

Cash offer startup Accept.inc raises $90M in funding round

The fintech mortgage lender plans to use the funds to scale the company’s platform, double its team and expand into new markets. Continue reading