Floridians grapple with insurance changes as hurricane season nears

Seventy percent of Florida homeowners — or the area in which they live — have been impacted by changes to cost or coverage of home insurance in the last year, according to a report issued Wednesday by Redfin. Continue reading

Reliance helps South Dakota’s oldest brokerage embrace the new

Real estate software and marketing services firm Reliance built a new website for Hegg Realtors, South Dakota’s most tenured brokerage. Continue reading

Coastal cities lead as single-family rent growth soars to 10-month high

Rental price growth for single-family apartments surged 3.4 percent in February, with Boston, Seattle and New York City rising fastest among U.S. cities, according to CoreLogic data released Tuesday. Continue reading

Pulte objects to Sitzer | Burnett settlements: What’s in it for me?

U.S. homebuilder PulteGroup said it should have been provided with a plan to distribute claims so that it can estimate its recovery amount. But that document doesn’t appear to exist. Continue reading

10 things to do to stay relevant as a real estate agent in 2024

No matter what’s going on in the industry at large, everyone has the opportunity to get better, faster and stronger at what they do every day, broker Joseph Santini writes. Here are 10 easy things to focus on now. Continue reading

How accessible is your business for people with disabilities?

Don’t let your office, your team or your website be a barrier to someone with disabilities, Rachael Hite writes. Accessible design benefits everyone. Continue reading

Zillow launches ‘Home Just Got Real’ ad campaign

Just in time for spring homebuying, portal powerhouse Zillow has released a new ad campaign aimed at celebrating the persistence of millennial and Gen-Z homebuyers amid market headwinds. The ad series, “Home Just Got Real,” includes two 30-second and o… Continue reading

Sun Belt property managers merge as Bryten Real Estate Partners

Phoenix-based MEB Management Services and St. Petersburg, Florida-based Weller Management announced their merger on Monday. Continue reading

Homeseller sentiment is lukewarm as spring homebuying ramps up

Elevated mortgage rates and home prices have made sellers leery about listing this spring. As a result, 50 percent of homesellers said they’ll be aligning their sales with a late-year rate drop. Continue reading

Big Tech loses its appetite for office space, adding to landlords woes

Tech firms such as Meta, Amazon, Salesforce and Google are offloading office space and letting leases expire. Continue reading