10 things new agents do to annoy experienced agents

While no agent is perfect, we should all continually strive for excellence, no matter where we are in our journey as an agent from brand new to very experienced, broker Cara Ameer writes. Continue reading

A bicoastal agent’s life since the commission rules changed

Selling real estate under the new commission rules is like playing Red Light, Green Light on a tightrope, bicoastal agent Cara Ameer writes. Here’s how her business has been since the change. Continue reading

13 more questions agents should ask about commission settlements

There’s plenty that’s still not clear as the Aug. 17 implementation deadline approaches, broker Cara Ameer writes. Here’s how to make sure your seatbelts are fastened low and tight as you brace for potential impact.  Continue reading

12 potential pivot points for buyers planning to represent themselves

Buyers and sellers need their own agents as buffers to work through the challenges that every transaction presents, bi-coastal luxury agent Cara Ameer writes. Continue reading

Thanks to NAR settlement, real estate is in its Wild West era

Bi-coastal broker Cara Ameer outlines the problems, concerns and frustrations inherent in the terms of NAR’s commission lawsuit settlement as agents learn to navigate a new reality. Continue reading

Real estate the Australian way? It won’t solve US commission woes

Don’t buy into the commission rhetoric saying the U.S. should do things more like they do in Australia, Cara Ameer writes. Each country has its own dynamics, customs and economics. Continue reading

9 post-Sitzer questions we still don’t have answers to

Change always brings chaos and disruption, broker Cara Ameer writes. While many of these issues have been lurking in the background before we knew what Sitzer | Burnett was, they illustrate the work that remains to be done. Continue reading

It’s the little things, not the big things, that upend transactions

Troy Palmquist of eXp talks with bi-coastal broker and Inman contributor Cara Ameer about the lessons she’s learned and what she’d share with agents now. Continue reading

The biggest story of the year (according to you): The Download

The biggest story of the year was our liveblog coverage of the Sitzer | Burnett commission trial. Get caught up with a special end-of-year edition of The Download. Continue reading

Stop! Before you send that buyer listings, ask these 47 questions

If you don’t ask your buyers the right questions, writes broker associate Cara Ameer, before you travel too far down the road with them, you could end up wasting their time and yours. Continue reading