Self-Help Books for People Who Hate Self-Help

Self-help books are the genre Americans love to hate. Readers spend $800 million on them a year, while others complain they’re nothing more than psychobabble, unhelpful to anyone at all. Whether The Secret, You Are a Badass or Who Moved My Cheese? real… Continue reading

How to Avoid Burnout When You Feel Overworked

(This article originally appeared on the PBS NewsHour site.) Nick Corcodilos started headhunting in Silicon Valley in 1979 and has answered over 30,000 questions from the PBS NewsHour Ask The Headhunter community. In this special Making Sen$e edition o… Continue reading

5 game-changers that rattled real estate in 2018

As we look ahead to a healthy and productive new year, let’s take a moment to reflect on the major events and market forces that shaped 2018. Five key factors rocked real estate last year — understand these, and you’ll cash in on a successful 2019. Continue reading

Century 21’s new CEO says agents will adapt to change

Mike Miedler’s first job after graduating from West Chester University of Pennsylvania was at Century 21. Now, over two decades later, the New Jersey native has been named CEO of the New Jersey-based company that gave him his start in the real estate b… Continue reading

Selling multifamily properties? 3 things you should know

Dealing with multifamily units is way more complicated than selling your average single-family home. Whether you’re showing duplexes or an apartment complex with hundreds of units, here are three things to know about selling multifamily units. Continue reading

How this Boston brokerage plans to tackle the luxe market

Boston Realty Advisors recently announced that it finalized its acquisition of CL Waterfront Properties, the No. 1 listing and selling brokerage company on Boston’s waterfront. In this interview, the company’s CEO, Jason S. Weissman, talks about the im… Continue reading

Zillow will announce winner of $1M Zestimate contest later this month

On January 30, Zillow plans to reveal the winner of “Zillow Prize” and award $1 million to the team that made the biggest improvements to the accuracy of the Zestimate. Zillow is also awarding $100,000 to the runner-up and $50,000 to the third-place co… Continue reading

RE/MAX, Keller Williams and a cash buyer among top ranked franchises of 2019

Other real estate companies that made it onto this year’s list include New Jersey-based Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, ranked 103, California-based Realty One Group, 134, and Florida-based Help-U-Sell Real Estate, 489. Continue reading