State agencies are playing with money meant to stem foreclosures

In a blistering 85-page report, the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program says more than $400,000 in “critical taxpayer dollars” were spent by some state housing agencies to fly around the country to attend non-germane confere… Continue reading

Dear Marketing Mastermind: How can I raise my game?

In this monthly advice column, Marketing Mastermind Christy Murdock Edgar answers three burning questions from the real estate industry at large. This month’s topic: What are some of the game-changing things you can do to make your marketing and reputa… Continue reading

Buyer’s side commission confusion? Survey shows alarming results

Nearly half of homesellers don’t realize they pay the buyer’s agent commission fee, according to a survey from flat-fee real estate referral service Clever Real Estate. Continue reading

WATCH: How to make the most of your advertising platform

Listen in to learn top strategies for advertising online and how to make the most of the platforms available to you from Nextdoor’s Lauren Nemeth, Zillow’s Curt Beardsley and Google’s Brian Dick onstage at Inman Connect New York. Continue reading

Homesnap has created the Instagram Stories of real estate

Homesnap has launched a new feature that lets agents create short, Instagram-esque posts about their listings, which can be then shared on social media. Continue reading

5 real estate dragons (and how to tame them)

Have you ever encountered a “dragon” in one of your deals? They come in many different varieties — the persnickety business manager or CPA, the testy attorney, the nit-picking inspector, the appraiser who doesn’t know the area, the helicopter parent an… Continue reading

Take a sneak peek at a new productivity platform — built for small brokers

Austin broker Lara Gabriele is developing HomeWayz, a system to help small brokers compete with the tide of “agent-displacing” third-party products, that will debut at Inman Connect Las Vegas. Continue reading