Civil rights suit may force Zillow to make websites ADA accessible

Two consumers have filed a civil rights lawsuit against Zillow Group seeking to compel the company to make its websites accessible to people with visual disabilities. Continue reading

Zillow Offers opens Southwest hub, plans to add 160 new jobs

Zillow’s cut the ribbon Wednesday on a new southwest hub that will serve as the operations center for its year-old Zillow Offers platform. Continue reading

Why are real estate agents still holding open houses alone?

The question has prompted a debate — including in a recent Facebook post with hundreds of comments — over how to safely welcome strangers into a property. Continue reading

50 blog post ideas that’ll attract homesellers

The best way to attract seller leads is to create quality information that will help them and position you as the local expert. Here are 50 blog post ideas aimed at attracting sellers. You only need to write them once, but you can repurpose them throug… Continue reading

Forget Zestimates: Use DashCMA on your listing presentations

DashCMA quickly performs robust comparative market analyses for real estate agents. The CMA visualizes data to better communicate home values to clients and uses metrics that many others don’t. Continue reading

Avoiding trouble: 8 digital marketing rules for agents

There is increasing buzz around lawsuits against social media platforms, real estate agents and brokers over “scammy” and “spammy” lead generation activities. Some of these problems come from real estate professionals who don’t fully understand digital… Continue reading

3 ways to actively ensure the longevity of your career

While attending the real estate licensing program, I learned an insane statistic: About 90 percent of real estate agents leave after five years. How do you prevent falling prey to the five-year itch? Actively continue your education through these three… Continue reading

MagicPlan releases new version of its popular room-scanning app

Version 8 of the app, which has 18 million downloads, uses 3D scanning to capture measurements and indicate doors and windows automatically. Continue reading

4 ways brokerages can expand their agents’ education

In the constantly changing real estate industry, how do real estate brokerages furnish their agents with the knowledge and tools they need to succeed? Here are some of the top strategies for fostering agent growth through coaching, ongoing education an… Continue reading