Engel & Völkers launches new mega website for consumers, agents

The site is specific to the Americas region and has a suite of agent tools including CRM tech, lead management, a business dashboard and more. Continue reading

Owners of Frank Lloyd Wright home are trying to tear it down

The new owners, Jean Jingnan Yang and Justin Jun Lu of Riverwoods, Illinois, bought the 106-year-old property for $550,000 on May 9. Continue reading

Dr. Phil draws attention to agent’s 11-year-old unsolved murder

The father of a murdered Canadian real estate agent went on Dr. Phil to ask the public for help finding the killers and solving the case. Continue reading

Wells Fargo hires mortgage tech chief from JP Morgan

Steve Hagerman will serve as Wells Fargo’s head of consumer lending technology and will be responsible for the bank’s new and emerging technology platforms. Continue reading

Prevent Hearing Loss From Hurting Your Career

As more people in their 50s and 60s continue working, more of them are doing so with some hearing loss. If you’re one, you’ll want to take a few appropriate steps to prevent hearing problems from causing you a problem keeping, or finding, a job. “Adult… Continue reading

Creating Community Connections During Ramadan

(Editor’s Note: With Ramadan beginning on April 23, 2020, we wanted to share this story about community iftars that was originally published on Next Avenue in May, 2019. Given the restrictions on physical distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic, the… Continue reading

How to Use New Federal Ratings of Rehab Services in Nursing Homes

(This article appeared previously in Kaiser Health News.) For the first time, the federal government is shining a spotlight on the quality of rehabilitation care at nursing homes — services used by nearly 2 million older adults each year. Medicare’s Nu… Continue reading

How to answer 10 common seller appraisal questions

Here are 10 questions that homesellers will most likely ask during the appraisal process. Here’s how to best respond to prepare them for all outcomes. Continue reading

‘We’re not kidding’: Deadlines loom for broker technology upgrades

May’s gauntlet of conferences brought into focus the issues that will dominate the industry for the rest of the year. The tech conversations have intensified to a fever pitch. A few developments that might fly under your radar are at the core of progre… Continue reading