So you want to micro-invest in real estate? Here’s what you need to know

Real estate investing is becoming more accessible as micro-investing and crowdfunding offer options for investors without hefty sums of cash to build a diversified portfolio. Continue reading

FTC and CFPB to landlords: We’ll hold you accountable to eviction ban

The joint letter issued to landlords entreated them to ensure that they and their debt collectors were fully complying with the FTC Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Continue reading

Religion is no safe harbor, NAR rules in controversial hate speech policy

Some NAR members balked at approving a case interpretation that specifically says a preacher speaking to his congregants would be in violation of the Realtor Code of Ethics. Continue reading

Propertybase launches new lead source for loan officers, small teams

BoldMortgage offers individuals and small teams access to many of the capabilities of Propertybase’s enterprise-level mortgage business growth platform, Unify. Continue reading

What’s the dark side of record-low interest rates? Here are 5 problems

You might automatically think that low interest rates would be wonderful. Unfortunately, there is a dark side as well that’s producing a significant rift across the country between the haves and have-nots. Continue reading

Lone Wolf releases technology solution for recruiting

Targeted agents can be sorted in Lone Wolf’s Recruit according to performance, tagged for categorization and internal referral, and compared against currently high-performing internal agents. Continue reading

Bubble trouble: How agents are managing client anxiety amid bubble talk

Today’s crazy market conditions are forcing agents to have sometimes-challenging conversations about what a bubble is and what might happen in a correction. Continue reading

In the multifamily space, these tech tools have become indispensable

Certainly, other tech developments lie ahead, but in general, it can be said that innovation has enabled those in the multifamily space to do their jobs better — and that was the case well before the pandemic. Continue reading

Fears of pandemic-induced foreclosure wave ease

Two-thirds of the 7.1 million homeowners who were granted forbearance during the pandemic have already left. Most of this “bellwether” group have either resumed payment on their loans or paid them off. Continue reading

Luxury brokerage The Agency adds franchise on Long Island

The office will be the 18th for the Los Angeles-based brand, and will operate in Huntington, about an hour outside of Manhattan. Continue reading