Affordability, foreclosures, mortgages: How to navigate tough real estate conversations in 2023

Having tough conversations about real estate can be difficult when the news isn’t ideal — but remember that your clients are asking you because they trust you and your expertise. By being prepared for these conversations, you are serving them when they… Continue reading

MV Realty halts ‘homeowner benefit agreements’ amid 4 investigations

Following lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Florida and Ohio, the brokerage is redrafting 40-year contracts that offer homeowners cash in exchange for exclusive rights to list their home. Continue reading

EXCLUSIVE: Kendall Bonner and team leave RE/MAX for eXp Realty

The news follows Bonner’s decision just days earlier to merge the roughly 40-person RE/MAX Capital Realty, of which she was formerly broker-owner, with RE/MAX Alliance Group. Continue reading

BHGRE brings on Rainbow Island Properties in Kauai, Hawaii

The new firm, co-owned and operated by Tim Ross and Joyce Wright Funk, is based in the Hanalei district. Wright Funk’s appointment marks the first time a BHGRE affiliate has had a Black female owner. Continue reading

Take Inman’s inaugural Intel leadership survey here

What’s it like to lead during the largest housing market correction since the Great Recession? Inman wants to know what leaders, executives and entrepreneurs are doing to stay afloat. Continue reading

RE/MAX turns 50: What to expect at the R4 conference this week

RE/MAX is hosting its annual R4 conference in Las Vegas Sunday through Wednesday. Here are the sessions, speakers and events — including a performance from Maroon 5 — you can’t miss. Continue reading

Cardone says REI will ‘save housing’: The Real Word

This week, Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss the latest from Gary Keller, Grant Cardone’s market predictions and little things that undermine real estate businesses.  Continue reading

Growing your real estate business abroad? Consider a helping brand

In today’s global business landscape, taking the right name in real estate — and all that comes with it — can make all the competitive difference. Continue reading

What is an independent broker? Pros and cons

What does it take to be an independent real estate broker, and is it right for you? Explore the challenges and opportunities you’ll encounter when you go indie. Continue reading

New-home transactions roar to life with strongest sales pace in a year

A dip in mortgage rates and a backlog of empty homes helped power sales of newly constructed houses for the second-straight month in January, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading