Lead with Fire: Act with confidence, clarity (even if your voice shakes)

Confident leadership is woven from truth, not titles. You build it from the inside out, Debra Trappen writes in the latest installment of her Lead with Fire series. Continue reading

Top Agent Maggie Seelig joins Corcoran Group in NYC

Seelig is joining Corcoran in New York with three teammates. She will also retain her Massachusetts license with her self-founded firm, MGS Group Real Estate. Continue reading

Trump, Pulte shed more light on plans for Fannie and Freddie

Promise that the government will maintain “implicit guarantees” of the companies’ obligations suggests that what Trump has in mind is monetization, not privatization. Continue reading

Maverix Advisory Group names Pam O’Connor to board

Pam O’Connor has joined the advisory board of Maverix Advisory Group, an industry consulting group working with proptech startups and growing brokerages. Continue reading

Trump pardons ex-‘Chrisley Knows Best’ stars Todd and Julie Chrisley

The former reality television stars known for the USA Network series “Chrisley Knows Best” had been serving multi-year sentences in prison for bank and tax fraud since the beginning of 2023. Continue reading

Fannie Mae taps Palantir to detect ‘rampant’ mortgage fraud

Head of mortgage giants’ federal regulator, Bill Pulte, has made fraud an issue after leveling accusations against Trump opponent Letitia James. Continue reading

Compass recruits Aspen, Colorado, agents away from Douglas Elliman

The six agents include Marian Lansburgh, Jennifer Engel, Raifie Bass, Wendy Wogan, Julia Herman and Lauren Garrity — all of whom have worked together for decades. Continue reading

RealPage may catch break under Trump’s ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’

Rental software company RealPage could soon see a reprieve from state and local efforts to ban its algorithmic pricing system thanks to a new tax bill passed Thursday by the House of Representatives under President Trump’s administration. Continue reading

How this ‘Truman Show’ moment may unravel NAR’s settlement

Tanya Monestier’s appeal to the commission settlement isn’t just a legal challenge, compliance expert Summer Goralik writes. It’s a reality check the industry didn’t see coming. Continue reading

Rently, Local Logic link up to enhance vacancy marketing

Local Logic’s hyper-local marketing data will help Rently users and their applicants know more about what surrounds an available rental. Continue reading