What if real estate agents bought and sold countries?

Just for fun, Chris Drayer crunches the numbers to see which countries are buyer opportunities, which are seller plays and which hold must-watch investment potential. Continue reading

What Disney’s Magic app can teach us about consumer experience

Compliance expert Summer Goralik shares how Disneyland’s digital reinvention reveals what the real estate industry must protect: access, transparency and the power of innovation. Continue reading

Ocusell, Restb.ai deal aims to sharpen MLS listing input

The deal with Restb.ai will benefit users of Ocusell List, the company’s core product. The integration will speed property information input through automated AI descriptions as well as improve RESO-compliant tagging. Continue reading

Rumored Anywhere deal with Elliman sends stock climbing

Reps of both companies declined to comment on talk of a potential deal, but the chatter had Douglas Elliman’s price per share up 34.5 percent over the past five days. Continue reading

Tariff fears are behind those big swings in consumer confidence

A surge in the Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index for May made the preliminary numbers from a similar U of M survey look “far too negative,” one economist told clients Tuesday. Continue reading

How has being a buyer’s agent changed in the past year? Pulse

More than a year past the buyer commission lawsuit settlements, how have you changed the way you do business with buyers? Continue reading

Hubzu operator Altisource plans reverse split to avoid delisting

Real estate and mortgage services provider has racked up $363 million in cumulative losses and ended the first quarter with $30.8 million of cash and cash equivalents following a $232.8 million debt restructuring. Continue reading

Home price growth rose seasonally in March, but continues to slow

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price NSA Index rose by 3.4 percent on an annual basis in March and the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Home Price Index rose 4 percent. Continue reading

NAR considers Code of Ethics changes regarding speech

The changes would offer a specific definition of “harassment” and aim to reduce liability. The prospect of change comes as Texas lawmakers consider a bill that could conflict with current NAR rules. Continue reading

How smart brokerages are scaling service and redefining leverage

Don’t sacrifice service and connection as you grow, Nick Schlekeway writes. Use tech to create leverage where it’s needed most, so your agents have more time for the personal attention that matters most. Continue reading