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Independent brokerage with 81 agents jumping to eXp Realty

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Willie Miranda of Miranda Real Estate Group, located just north of the state capitol in Albany, is taking his team to the virtual cloud. Continue reading →

Online retailer Wayfair to sell pre-designed sets of home furnishings

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The company believes the prospect of buying a room’s worth of furnishings and fixtures will appeal to property managers and short-term rental owners. Continue reading →

Real estate vlogger slams NAR for failing to defend against iBuyers

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“Why don’t you help us,” Frank Garay pleas of the National Association of Realtors in a video posted to YouTube Tuesday. Continue reading →

Phishing email sent from Douglas Elliman chair Howard Lorber

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If you received a suspicious email from Howard Lorber, the chairman of New York City-based brokerage Douglas Elliman, this week, it might be best to send it to spam. A Douglas Elliman source confirmed to Inman that a phishing email was sent to an undis… Continue reading →

Realogy launches ambitious agent benefits program

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Spark will use Realogy’s size to get better deals on things like health, disability and life insurance for the company’s agents. Continue reading →

Commercial real estate firm JLL pulls out of summit over lack of diversity

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International commercial real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle revealed Friday that it is pulling its support the upcoming New York Multifamily Summit due to a lack of diversity among the event’s speakers. Continue reading →

Houston Association of Realtors President: 41% of current sellers would consider using an iBuyer

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Houston Association of Realtors President Bob Hale and industry experts discussed the iBuyer as a lead generation tool at RISMedia’s 2019 Real Estate CEO Exchange. Continue reading →

Agent behind Playboy mansion sale doesn’t fear a recession

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Gary Gold talked to Inman about how to “coach” high-end clients, how luxury real estate will always rely on agents and how real estate pros can better work with luxury clients. Continue reading →

The Real Word: Are you ready to get out of real estate?

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Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, Byron and Nicole take the quiz  to find out if they are retirement-ready. Continue reading →