16 incentives that may help sellers move their homes this fall

If you have listings left over from the slow spring and summer selling season, today’s lower interest rates may offer a boost. Carl Medford shares strategies to help get those homes sold as autumn arrives. Continue reading

Jack Nicholson’s former Aspen home has sold for $59.75M

The residence, known as the Newberry or Shaw House, is a local landmark dating back to the 1890s, built during the height of Aspen’s booming mining era, according to the National Register of Historic Places. Continue reading

New-home market a ‘bright spot’ as annual sales rise 9.8%

New-home sales rose 9.8 percent year over year to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 716,000 in August. However, an influx of existing-home inventory could pose a challenge to new-home sales into the fall. Continue reading

Notable to power Brown Harris Stevens’ reno and staging product

The deal to power the brokerage’s Curate by BHS product marks the largest partnership Notable has launched since joining Leading RE’s Solutions Group this spring, according to an announcement on Tuesday. Continue reading

HomeStack inks deal with Reliance to boost real estate’s mobile might

HomeStack’s bespoke mobile application builder leverages APIs from popular software firms, helping users access essential tools, data and business needs in a white-labeled environment. Continue reading

Newrez parent company Rithm raising up to $391M in offering

Proceeds from sale of up to 34.5 million shares, which hit a 52-week high on Sept. 19, to be used for corporate purposes that may include future acquisitions, investments or debt repayment. Continue reading

Boost your local SEO with unique, community-specific content

Forget trying to compete with the big national names. Focus on local, community-specific SEO to stand out in online searches, David Marden writes. Continue reading

Mom-and-pop flippers make the dream of homeownership a reality

Small real estate investors have a role to play in improving affordability and inventory, trainer Bernice Ross writes, and can be a key part of growing your real estate business. Continue reading

Invitation Homes to pay $48M to settle tenant ‘junk fee’ claims

The FTC alleges the company advertised monthly rental rates that did not include mandatory “hidden” fees that could add up to more than $1,700 per year. Continue reading

Lofty changes reflect structure of ‘modern brokerage’

Lofty offers a wide-ranging selection of solutions for the real estate space, offering web-based experiences for agents, teams and standalone brokerages alike to automate marketing, better nurture leads and manage deals. Continue reading