Man charged with threatening his agent over failed home transaction

Richard E. Kellogg’s text messages to a RE/MAX agent led to the evacuation of the agent’s office. The Indiana suspect now faces intimidation charges in addition to fraud charges leveled in July. Continue reading

Brokers fear losing commissions, agents if lawsuits succeed: Survey

Real estate professionals are preparing for painful changes and the upending of the status quo if courts rule in favor of plaintiffs in two key lawsuits, a survey on commissions conducted by Intel shows. Continue reading

NAR seeks to suppress DOJ probe from jury as commission trial nears

The National Association of Realtors filed four requests in the US District Court in Western Missouri on Thursday involving commission rule changes, government investigations and discrimination. Continue reading

‘Hiya, Barbie!’: Iconic doll makes her real estate cameo

Barbie’s total world domination extends to fashion runways, home design and real estate marketing initiatives. Continue reading

In crucial Q2, real estate separated wheat from the chaff: Intel analysis

The biggest publicly traded brokerages and tech companies significantly slashed losses in the second quarter, restoring investor confidence, according to an exclusive Intel analysis of Q2 earnings data. Continue reading

CubiCasa digital floor plans now available to 50,000 RE/MAX agents

The partnership will allow RE/MAX real estate agents full access to digital floor plans created by CubiCasa now that the company is an “Approved Supplier” on the brokerage’s online Marketplace. Continue reading

How the top RE/MAX agent in the world nails his listing presentations

The Los Angeles agent told the crowd at Inman Connect Las Vegas on Thursday that he owes his success to mastering the listing interview. “There’s no second choice to this,” Jordan Cohen said. Continue reading

The 2 main paths to brokerage growth in a down market

Every broker wants to recruit top agents. But what works when transactions are scarce? Two real estate professionals shared their thoughts Wednesday at Inman Connect Las Vegas. Continue reading

4 ways to improve real estate as bombshell commission suits sizzle

At Inman Connect Las Vegas, real estate broker and attorney Kendall Bonner urged the industry to be proactive instead of waiting to be legally “bullied” into change. Continue reading

RE/MAX revenue, US agent count continue decline in second quarter

While the brokerage’s overall head count rose modestly to 144,510 agents in the second quarter, its agent count declined in the U.S. by 6.3 percent, to 56,987, according to a Q2 earnings call Wednesday. Continue reading