ERA Real Estate expands presence in NOLA with veteran-owned firm

Slidell-based firm Top Agent Realty is now part of ERA Real Estate. Military veteran Stephen Molero purchased the firm in 2013 and serves consumers throughout Southeastern Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Continue reading

Falling rates helped drive home price growth in Q4, NAR says

U.S. home prices shot up in 86 percent of the 221 metropolitan areas tracked by the National Association of Realtors and rose 3.5 percent in the fourth quarter, according to data released Thursday by NAR. Continue reading

Monica Fabbio and team join @properties Christie’s

The FAB Property Group founder has been operating in the Austin luxury market for over 20 years and is in the top 0.25 percent of agents in the city. Continue reading

Ryan Serhant touts new book, Netflix series on Andy Cohen

The broker and CEO said the forthcoming Netflix series that follows SERHANT. would “totally redefine the genre” but did not specify a release date. Continue reading

Realty ONE Group, RE/MAX, Keller Williams rank on Franchise500 list

Eight brokerages were honored on “Entrepreneur” magazine’s Franchise500 list. Continue reading

Wendy Forsythe makes leap from brokerage world to coaching firm

The experienced real estate executive has led initiatives at Compass and Fathom Holdings. Now she’ll be president of Chirag Shah Coaching. Continue reading

NAR president: The DOJ is a ‘bigger problem’ than $1.8B Sitzer verdict

In remarks made in Boston that were later posted online, new NAR President Kevin Sears declared business will change for Realtors — whether they embrace it or have it “forced down our throats.” Continue reading

Agents have real concerns — but commission rates aren’t at the top

Despite ongoing commission lawsuits, agents are more concerned about the health of the real estate pie than the size of their own slice, results of the latest Inman Intel Index survey show. Continue reading