Referral Flow helps Ninjas network

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Developed by Joseph Chiavatti, what started as a side hustle in between closings and open houses is now called Referral Flow, and it’s now Ninja Selling’s official peer networking solution. Continue reading →

Groups slam CFPB’s bid to undo fair lending settlement as ‘dangerous’

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Fair housing and consumer groups are trying to stop the Trump administration from vacating a settlement the government reached with a Chicago mortgage broker just days before the November election. Continue reading →

Ex-First American CEO entitled to $18M following cruise ship brawl

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First American Financial Corp. terminated CEO Kenneth DeGiorgio “without cause” on April 10 after authorities charged the title insurance veteran with misdemeanor assault aboard a cruise. Continue reading →

Sale notices go out to Remine’s creditors, MLSs

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Any responses or objections to the $1.5 million deal must be filed with Delaware’s Chancery Court on or before May 1. Continue reading →

LA agent caught smuggling 164 pounds of cocaine in Chicago

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Jerome Nalbandian was caught toting four roller bags stuffed with 164 pounds of suspected cocaine through Chicago’s Union Station. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Deidre Dyer commented, “Wow. That’s a lot.” Continue reading →

Mary Lee Blaylock leaves HomeServices for Sotheby’s Realty

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Blaylock’s move to Sotheby’s International Realty comes about one week after Gino Blefari retired as CEO at HomeServices, and Chris Kelly stepped into the role. Blaylock will lead company-owned brokerage operations at the luxury brand. Continue reading →

Concessions surge as homesellers offer sweeter deals in sour markets

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In the first quarter of the year, 44.4 percent of homesellers included concessions in their deals, just shy of the record 45.1 percent seen at the start of 2023, according to new data released Monday by Redfin. Continue reading →

Listings are quietly ‘commingling’ on Zillow again after 4-year hiatus

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In most markets, the portal has resumed displaying non-MLS listings alongside other properties in spite of NAR’s no-commingling rule, the policy behind a lawsuit between Zillow and REX in 2021. Continue reading →

Americans caught between recession fears and fatigue 

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Recession warnings plague the news cycle as tariff uncertainty rattles the economy, and Americans are feeling a range of emotions.  According to a new study conducted online by The Harris Poll on behalf of Intuit Credit Karma, among 2,074 U.S. adults ages 18 and older, a vast majority of Americans (93%) have heard of warnings […] Continue reading →

5 Instagram Reel ideas to grow your real estate brand, business

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Focus on being helpful, real and a little bit creative in your social media content, Kate Hulbert writes, and the engagement (and leads) will follow. Continue reading →