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Beyond pre-approval: How to bulletproof your buyer in a competitive market

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Lending expert Sofia Nadjibi offers insight for creating stronger buyer offers and greater negotiating leverage. Continue reading →

Assault on the MLS: How the Compass-Redfin deal threatens the open market

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This isn’t about one company’s competitive edge, America Foy writes. It’s about whether the American real estate market remains an open, transparent system. Continue reading →

Compass just declared independence from the MLS and took Redfin and Rocket with it

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What does this partnership mean? Coldwell Banker agent Cara Ameer examines Compass’ latest moves against “organized real estate” for answers. Continue reading →

How an agent built a mom network — and a $100M real estate business

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By digging into her interests, finding a niche and working her sphere, Megan Sullivan became one of Greenwich’s top-earning agents, highly regarded for her off-market deals. Continue reading →

C21 CEO: ‘The broker with the strongest recruiting mindset wins’

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Recruiting is a discipline, Century 21 CEO Mike Miedler writes, in which consistency matters more than perfection and conversations create opportunity. Continue reading →

California housing: A ‘caste system defined by family wealth?’ Analysts respond to report

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Analysts and housing experts this week balked at what some called California’s “landed gentry” system for passing property down to younger generations. Continue reading →

Real Housewife of OC Gina Kirschenheiter on doing real estate with her ‘work and life partner’

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In this exclusive interview, the Real Housewife dished on beating the “Housewife curse,” being parodied by the late Catherine O’Hara and more. Continue reading →

Compass partners with Rocket-Redfin to display coming-soon listings

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Compass Coming Soon listings will receive priority display on Redfin.com, with buyer inquiries sent to Compass listing agents, according to details of the new partnership. Continue reading →

Ownwell raises $50M to grow its property tax appeal fintech

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Ownwell has raised $50 million to expand its AI-powered property tax appeal platform, betting that rising homeownership costs will drive demand for automated tax relief. Continue reading →

Despite its record length, Trump’s State of the Union falls short on housing details

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During a one-hour-and-47-minute-long speech, President Trump had few words to share on issues important to real estate professionals, like affordable housing, mortgage rates or the inventory crisis. Continue reading →