Prefab home companies step in to rebuild LA wildfire zones

Labor shortages, high material costs and permitting delays have stretched rebuilding timelines into years. In response, a wave of prefab housing companies is stepping in with solutions to meet the urgency of the moment. Plant Prefab, Azure Printed Home… Continue reading

Berkshire Hathaway, Crye-Leike attempts to transfer case denied

The denial by Judge Stephen Bough is the latest in a string of court losses for the two remaining real estate companies that have yet to reach settlement agreements in homeseller commission cases. Continue reading

Trending: A winning gorilla debate answer, and TikTok holds on

From soft features to shifting strategies, the latest platform updates show that connection, not performance, is what cuts through. Jessi Healey breaks it down.
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Compass grew virtually every metric that matters in Q1

Despite a slower housing market, the brokerage’s revenue grew 28.7 percent year over year in the first quarter while transactions rose 27.8 percent. Continue reading

The Real Brokerage adds agents, trims losses in ‘sluggish’ Q1 market

The cloud-based brokerage lifted agent count 11 percent between the end of December and March, according to quarterly earnings data released Thursday. Real now boasts over 27,000 agents. Continue reading

LPT Holdings launches luxury firm Aperture Global Real Estate

Robert Palmer, Michael Valdes and Mercedes Saewitz are leading the firm, which is launching with about 100 agents across the U.S., Toronto, London, Lisbon and Sint Maarten. Continue reading

7 ways to recession-proof your real estate business

A recession doesn’t have to wreck your business bottom line, coach Darryl Davis writes, but ignoring the warning signs can set you up for financial disaster. Continue reading

10 conversion scripts for winning buyers over this spring

Be an information communicator, writes coach Annette DeCicco, to bring value to your buyer conversations. Practice and rehearse your lines. Every expert does. Continue reading

It’s later than you think: 5 ways to make the most of your time

Life can change in an instant. Rather than facing the future with regrets, Carl Medford writes, we can systematically alter our futures by making incremental changes that compound over time and open doors of opportunity we never imagined.  Continue reading

Lesson Learned: Real estate is about playing the long game

Find out what Connecticut Realtor Libby McKinney-Tritschler has learned during her two-decade career and what advice she’d offer new agents just starting out. Continue reading