How to win the listing in today’s highly competitive market

When potential listing clients are talking to you and your competitors, this closing strategy from trainer Bernice Ross can help you win the day. Continue reading

$195M Bel-Air megamansion returns to the market

Built in 1937 by famed architect James E. Dolman, Casa Encantada is considered one of the most iconic estates in Los Angeles and possibly the entire country, according to the property’s listing. Continue reading

6-step listing launch plan that’s just right for today’s market

The better your listing marketing plan, the better the results, and the more listing opportunities you will have in the future. Jimmy Burgess offers a step-by-step strategy for winning now. Continue reading

Florida broker sues ex over snubbed $1M+ commission

While repping their former marital home, Alyssa Morgan presented her ex, John Jansheski, with a $70 million offer, which he declined. Several months later, he accepted a $57 million offer from the same buyer after he had assigned a new listing agent. Continue reading

RealReports, Pearl Certification agree to energy data integration

Customers of RealReports can now access in-home energy insights from Pearl Certification, a provider of property energy analytics. Continue reading

Inspectify, Propy partner to modernize home sales

Both companies exist to improve the pace of the typical real estate transaction, while reducing cost and risk for agents and consumers. Continue reading

Super App stronger, Zillow acquires Virtual Staging AI

Another online space editor means the portal leader continues to focus on helping agents better serve sellers and buyers better grasp the potential of a prospective home. Continue reading

‘They’re here’: Poltergeist home to reopen as Airbnb for horror fans

The Simi Valley, California, home sold Friday for $1.28 million, its first sale in 45 years. Now, a Los Gatos-based investor plans to reimagine the famed setting of the 1982 horror flick as a draw for tourists. Continue reading

Is Spelling Manor the next mansion to be hit by scammers?

Former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt is reportedly interested in the $137.5 million home, but the property can’t be sold until a bizarre claim to the deed allegedly involving a web of Donald Trump, Steven Mnuchin, Erika Girardi’s ex-husband and m… Continue reading

Consumer goods mogul buys Miami parcels for $100M

Consumer goods magnate Anand Khubani has bought three parcels on La Gorce Island from the trust of the late Dr. M. Lee Pearce, marking the priciest deal in Miami-Dade County so far this year. Continue reading