The real estate ‘easy button’ doesn’t exist

Success in real estate doesn’t come from luck or an easy button, Lori Muller writes. It comes by doing the work that others avoid. Continue reading

Help shape real estate: Become the best agent in your market

Want to become a real estate leader? Team leader Faith Reid writes that it starts with developing true expertise and surrounding yourself with those who elevate your performance. Continue reading

Is AI working for you, or are you working for AI?

Christie’s International Real Estate President Gavin Swartzman outlines three guiding principles that will help real estate brokers harness the power of AI to grow their value proposition and their business. Continue reading

Colorado brokers must use new form in latest push for disclosure

Brokers must obtain “informed consent” to share clients’ confidential information after regulators change a long-standing form in Colorado. Continue reading

How billionaires think: Mauricio Umansky explores the psychology behind ultra-high-end negotiations

Negotiating at the highest level is not about tactics alone, Mauricio Umansky writes. It is about psychology, patience and emotional discipline. Continue reading

5 qualities every great transaction coordinator must have in 2026

Behind every smooth real estate closing is a transaction coordinator who keeps it all moving, Jessica Souza writes. Here’s what separates the good from the truly great. Continue reading

Guiding homebuyers through the offer’s fine print: Step 5

In Part 5 of her eight-part series, Cassie Walker Johnson helps you help clients navigate the complexity and detail of the buyer offer. Continue reading

Forget real estate soap operas. Here’s where you should focus

You can be the agent who always has an opinion on the latest industry scandal, Kevelyn Guzman writes, or you can be the agent who’s too busy closing deals to notice. Continue reading

Russian billionaire’s penthouse among top Manhattan contracts

Penthouses asking $45 million and $39 million topped Manhattan luxury contracts during the week ending Nov. 17, according to Olshan Realty’s weekly luxury report. A total of 37 contracts were signed on properties priced $4 million and up. Continue reading

7 elements for crafting airtight contracts in a post-Sitzer world

As real estate continues to evolve in a post-Sitzer | Burnett era, contract documents are likely to be refined and modified to reflect current trends, broker Cara Ameer writes. Continue reading