Effective Oct. 3, NWMLS’s forms will specify that buyer broker compensation will come directly from sellers and offer new options for how listing agents and buyer agents will be paid. Continue reading
The layoffs come after a rapid expansion into new markets including Texas, Colorado and Idaho following a $150 million Series C funding round. Continue reading
The problem for this broker? How do you balance winning recruitment perks with the optics of favoritism when wooing a rock-star luxury agent? Anthony Askowitz lays out the dilemma in this agent-broker perspective. Continue reading
This week, Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss a downturn in homebuilder sentiment and truths agents should acknowledge in a market shift. Continue reading
This week the Spotlight shines on Escondido, California’s Melissa Zavala, broker-owner of Broadpoint Properties and the founder of two administrative services companies geared toward the real estate industry. Continue reading
Ahead of Inman Connect Las Vegas, the leader of the Chicago-based brokerage said he’s better positioned than Redfin and Compass to grow into a changing market. Continue reading
Want to thrive and grow in any market? According to team leader Adam Hergenrother, when you take on the practice and principles of conscious leadership it becomes a game-changing differentiator. Continue reading
In the month of June, just under 50 percent of home offers written by its agents faced competition on a seasonally-adjusted basis, the lowest rate in over two years, the brokerage reported. Continue reading
The Consumer Federation of America says lack of discounts for more expensive homes shows “the structure of agent compensation is both inequitable and inefficient.” Continue reading
This week, we want to know: How can you tell when someone is a luxury agent? Is it their marketing, price point or ZIP code? Continue reading