3 steps to earn your share of commissions in any market

Much of your income potential is totally controlled by the activities you choose to do every day, broker Joseph Santini writes, along with your willingness to adjust to the market. Continue reading

PureWest Christie’s International Real Estate expands to Idaho

The Kalispell, Montana-based affiliate is adding an office of eight agents to Sandpoint, Idaho, as the town’s luxury market grows. Continue reading

EXp Realty paid $232M in revenue, equity share to agents in 2023

EXp Realty paid $232.6 million in revenue share and equity benefits to agents and brokers in 2023, according to the company’s annual program update published mid-Monday. The lion’s share of the payouts — $197.9 million — came from revenue share. The re… Continue reading

The 7 habits of highly entrepreneurial team members

While many hope to launch a career in real estate, only a few have what it takes to go the distance, mega-team leader Carl Medford writes. Here’s how to find top-tier talen Continue reading

Want to avoid AI pitfalls? Think like a compliance officer

Real estate professionals would be wise to think like regulators and prioritize compliance when evaluating the potential use of AI in their business, compliance expert Summer Goralik writes. Continue reading

Case-Shiller is a go-to source for prices — but know these blind spots

Repeat-sales models have been the gold standard in home-price tracking for decades. Intel examines what they miss, and what some data providers are doing to fill in the gaps. Continue reading

Brett Miles joins Official as founding agent in NYC

Miles was most recently affiliated with Compass and brings strong connections in the new development sector to Official. In addition to New York, his team will also begin operating in Miami. Continue reading

Redfin is beta testing its new AI search assistant Ask Redfin

Ask Redfin, an artificial intelligence assistant for homeshoppers, is now in beta testing on the company’s mobile iOS search experience. Continue reading

Matt Beall: Hawaii’s market is ‘extraordinarily strained’

The Hawaii Life CEO said after pandemic demand and the Maui fires, inventory has been sparse. But he also said the market is finding its way back to seasonality, and philanthropic giving and community involvement are at a high. Continue reading