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How 1 luxury agent built a dream-come-true, referral-based business

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Jimmy Burgess shares real-life social media and referral-based business lessons from Houston, Texas, luxury agent Jana Bruce. Continue reading →

Time for a professional refresh? Here’s where to start

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A thoughtful professional refresh doesn’t erase your legacy; it amplifies it, Nikki Beauchamp writes, helping you forge stronger connections with current and future clients. Continue reading →

NAR wrote a big fat check to the settlement fund: The Download

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The National Association of Realtors made the first big payment toward its $418 million settlement. Where exactly are the funds coming from? Continue reading →

New lawsuit accuses Howard Lorber of enabling the Alexanders

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Douglas Elliman and its former CEO should have known about the alleged string of drugging and sexual assaults by agents Oren and Tal Alexander and their brother Alon Alexander, according to the suit. Continue reading →

Inflation is cooling. But is the economy about to crash?

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After moving in the wrong direction for three months, annual inflation cooled to 2.5 percent in January. But the biggest drop in consumer spending since February 2021 has one model predicting that the economy is shrinking. Continue reading →

Perfume mogul Jean Madar puts 1 of 6 mansions on market for $55M

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The waterfront mansion, located at 1007 Links Drive in Miami, is the first of six luxury spec mansions that he and his brother, Alain Madar, are bringing to the market. Continue reading →

Florida housing market hits record inventory, Redfin says

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Florida wrapped up the first month of the year with a record-breaking number of homes for sale, according to Redfin’s latest data analysis. At the end of January, there were 172,209 homes on the market, the most Florida has ever seen. That’s a 22.7 per… Continue reading →

CoStar closes $1.6B Matterport acquisition ahead of schedule

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Virginia-based portal CoStar Group has finished its acquisition of spatial mapping company Matterport. The companies expected to finish the deal by the end of March, putting them 31 days ahead of schedule. Continue reading →

Consumer banking helps Blend weather 2024 mortgage doldrums

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Revenue from Blend’s biggest business, its mortgage software suite, fell 6 percent in 2024 to $73.3 million. A 42 percent increase in consumer banking suite revenue, to $33.7 million, more than made up the difference. Continue reading →

Rocket’s $649M Q4 profit puts the company in the black for 2024

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In a difficult year for real estate, Rocket Mortgage grew closed loan volume by 29 percent, to $101.2 billion, and higher profit margins on those loans helped boost net revenue by 34 percent, to $5.1 billion. Continue reading →