Meet the lawyer suing to change buyer agent commissions forever

Benjamin Brown, a co-chair of Cohen Milstein’s antitrust practice group, is a lawyer whose tenacity the real estate industry may come to know well. Continue reading

Attention, agents: Opendoor launches new referrals program

Opendoor introduced on Tuesday a new program to refer clients outside of the company’s buy parameters to partner real estate agents.  Continue reading

Get tongue-tied when making videos? Try Teleprompt.me

Never again record your marketing videos with a loss of words or an endless ramble. Teleprompt.me is a free tool to help you shine on your videos like a pro. Continue reading

Remine’s new MLS offering coming to Florida agents first

The largest multiple listing service in the Sunshine State is set to be the first to launch a new MLS offering from property data and analytics firm Remine. Continue reading

Red Oak Realty reveals new website, platform redesign

Red Oak Realty has launched a new website and redeveloped tech platform to streamline its business, epitomizing the way indie brokerages are increasingly beefing up their software capabilities. Continue reading

The latest on the fight over independent contractor status

There are at least three other cases currently pending before the California Labor Commissioner (Department of Labor Standards Enforcement) that offer a simultaneous threat to independent contractor status. Don’t despair yet — there might be sunshine o… Continue reading

Introverted? 4 tips for marketing without picking up the phone

From one introvert to another, how can you market yourself to your database without resorting to extroverted tactics like cold calling, door-knocking or popping-by? Try these simple strategies. Continue reading

Dear Marketing Mastermind: How can media make you the go-to local expert?

In this monthly advice column, the Marketing Mastermind answers three burning questions. This month’s topic: leveraging the media. Find out how effective media outreach can make you the bonafide real estate aficionado in your area from PR expert Christ… Continue reading

74% of renters would forgo medical care to make rent

An online survey conducted by Wakefield Research — said to be the first to examine the link between high rents and the ability to pay medical bills — found that more than half of all renters delay seeking medical care because they can’t afford it after… Continue reading

Two developers in college admissions scandal plead guilty

Robert Flaxman, the CEO and co-founder of Crown Realty and Development and Bruce Isackson, president of the California-based WP Investments, are both pleading guilty for their roles in the massive, highly publicized college fraud scheme, the U.S. Attor… Continue reading