New single-family housing starts ramp up 6% in June: Census Bureau

The increase in housing starts is a welcome gift, but experts say builders aren’t yet betting recent improvements in materials costs are here to stay for the long term. Continue reading

@properties expands franchise business into Dallas

Jerry Mooty, Jr., will build @properties third-ever brokerage with backing from the owner of the Dallas Cowboys. Continue reading

Lesson Learned: Overcome any objections with exemplary performance

Find out how Florida real estate agent Jonathan Spears surpassed $1 billion in career sales before the age of 30. Continue reading

Did Biden just upend licensing and education requirements nationally?

President Biden’s latest executive order could impose an unnecessary burden on those who seek to do business in a different state. Here’s how it can impact the real estate industry. Continue reading

3 essential summer must-dos for new luxury agents

With a sizzling-hot summer ahead, these tried-and-true strategies will help new luxury agents prepare for a successful selling season. Continue reading

Attom Data Solutions adds transportation noise data to offerings

The new data set will include noise scores for roads, highways, airports, railroads and railroad crossings, and fire stations. The product will also summarize a location’s overall noise environment. Continue reading

StreetEasy arms renters to fight housing voucher discrimination

New pop-up informs renters that it’s illegal to discriminate by legal source of income in New York and New Jersey. Continue reading

Signs of seasonal inventory growth return in strained housing market

The number of homes for sale rose in June for the second consecutive month but remained far from a full recovery to pre-pandemic levels. Continue reading

Opendoor launches new referral rewards program for agents

Two years after launching its Agent Partner Program, Opendoor has launched another option for agents to earn commissions and bonuses from seller transactions. Continue reading