He didn’t like the home he bought sight unseen. So he shot the Realtor

New details have emerged about the 84-year-old homebuyer who fatally shot his Long & Foster real estate agent after growing unhappy with the sight unseen home he’d just purchased. Continue reading

How to expand your luxury real estate network

Any luxury agent will tell you that the strength of your career is as good as the vastness of your network. So, if you’re starting to build your contacts, here are a few tips to help you hit the ground running. Continue reading

Luxury is about level of service: 5 tips for beginners

Mastering the luxury market can be rewarding — but it’s also a lot of work. If you want to take the plunge into the world of the high-end, here are a few skillsets to hone. Continue reading

Compass stock, market cap tumbles to new low

The company’s shares ended Monday trading at $10.74, down significantly compared to when they debuted about six months ago. The drop reduced Compass’ valuation to $4.2 billion. Continue reading

Real estate agent in hot water over costly missing apostrophe

Anthony Zadravic if faced with up to $250,000 in court fees after he failed to place a crucial apostrophe in a Facebook post bashing his former employee. Continue reading

Brokerage, mortgage and title: Inside strategies to improve customer service

In the above session from Connect Now, Wendy Forsythe of Fathom Realty, Sean Varin of Encompass Lending Group, and Paul Yurashevich of Versus Title discuss how real estate agents need to build a team of service providers they can work with in tandem to… Continue reading

How luxury firms can build a top-of-mind digital strategy

How do you develop relationships when you don’t meet in person until after most purchase decisions are made? The answer is in your digital marketing strategy. Here are some key considerations. Continue reading

This Denver brokerage doubled its business since affiliating with Corcoran

Just over a year ago, The Corcoran Group looked to Colorado as the seventh state for its rapidly growing affiliate network. That network itself launched just months earlier in 2020. Continue reading

16 luxury buying and selling trends you can’t ignore

The way we live, work and play has significantly changed over the past year or so, and these shifts will continue to drive luxury consumer behavior as far as how and where they choose to live. Here are a few trends you need to be ready for. Continue reading