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fromIndependent
1 day ago
Real estate

Your money questions - 'How long will it take to sell our house and get a new mortgage so we can move?'

Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 days ago

United Real Estate adds 725 agents with Allison James affiliation

United Real Estate expands its network by affiliating with Allison James Estates and Homes, enhancing its national presence across multiple states.
SF real estate
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

Our Offer Was Accepted on Our Dream House. Then the Sellers Started Acting Very Strange.

Sellers terminated the contract after inspection, revealing serious house issues, leading to suspicions about their intentions.
Real estate
fromIndependent
1 day ago

Your money questions - 'How long will it take to sell our house and get a new mortgage so we can move?'

Consult an estate agent for your property's value and a mortgage broker for approval before selling and buying.
SF real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 week ago

Did the recent portal deals create a fair housing risk for listings?

Recent real estate deals have created a system that may unintentionally violate fair housing principles by limiting access to listings based on agent networks.
Growth hacking
fromInman
1 week ago

The real reason agents plateau (and 5 ways to break through)

Psychological shifts are crucial for real estate agents to overcome barriers and achieve extraordinary success.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 days ago

United Real Estate adds 725 agents with Allison James affiliation

United Real Estate expands its network by affiliating with Allison James Estates and Homes, enhancing its national presence across multiple states.
SF real estate
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

Our Offer Was Accepted on Our Dream House. Then the Sellers Started Acting Very Strange.

Sellers terminated the contract after inspection, revealing serious house issues, leading to suspicions about their intentions.
Marketing tech
fromwww.housingwire.com
4 days ago

Shilo AI tool turns agent calls into personalized coaching playbooks

Shilo's Signals uses AI to create DISC profiles from real estate agents' call recordings for personalized coaching recommendations.
fromwww.housingwire.com
5 days ago

ALTA renews TrustLink as Elite Provider for 2026

The ALTA Elite Provider Program recognizes service providers that demonstrate a strong commitment to supporting the title insurance industry and the professionals who serve consumers every day, ALTA CEO Chris Morton said in the announcement.
Law
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 days ago

Rocket Companies moves to dismiss RESPA lawsuit

Rocket Companies contends that the plaintiffs failed to plead injury, a qualifying referral, a thing of value, or an agreement, which are essential for their claims under RESPA.
Boston real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
4 days ago

eXp, Weichert home seller commission lawsuit settlements approved

The Gibson plaintiffs claimed that eXp negotiated the agreement with the Hooper plaintiffs after conducting prolonged, unsuccessful settlement negotiations with Intervenor Plaintiff counsel, conducting a reverse auction in an attempt to gain a sweetheart deal.
Boston real estate
Law
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 week ago

Compass seeks to dismiss TCPA lawsuit over agent calls

Murch alleges repeated unwanted calls from Compass agents despite requests to stop, while Compass seeks dismissal claiming no liability for independent contractors' actions.
#nar
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 days ago

NAR updates 2027 committee applications with expertise profiles

NAR's updated application process aims to enhance transparency and effectiveness in filling volunteer leadership positions within its governance structure.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 days ago

NAR to sunset governance groups as part of committee overhaul

NAR has initiated governance changes to streamline its committee structure and enhance effectiveness based on member feedback.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 days ago

NAR updates 2027 committee applications with expertise profiles

NAR's updated application process aims to enhance transparency and effectiveness in filling volunteer leadership positions within its governance structure.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 days ago

NAR to sunset governance groups as part of committee overhaul

NAR has initiated governance changes to streamline its committee structure and enhance effectiveness based on member feedback.
Productivity
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 weeks ago

The best real estate agents aren't tougher, they are more structured

Self-employed contractors internalize market outcomes as personal failures, causing chronic stress; sustainable performance requires external structure with defined boundaries and preset standards.
Marketing tech
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 weeks ago

Why AI tools are not changing real estate fees yet

AI in real estate improves agent efficiency but fails to reduce consumer costs because incentive structures remain unchanged, allowing gains to be absorbed internally rather than passed to buyers and sellers.
NYC real estate
fromCurbed
3 weeks ago

How Much Can a Broker Really Lie to Me?

Brokers in New York City rental markets can legally mislead tenants about lease status, though such practices are ethically questionable and exploit the competitive housing market.
Marketing tech
fromEntrepreneur
2 weeks ago

Is It Finally Time to Put Homebuyers First in Real Estate Tech?

Proptech startups prioritized revenue from real estate agents and brokerages rather than end-users, resulting in technology that optimizes intermediary efficiency instead of consumer benefit.
#housing-market
Real estate
fromFast Company
4 days ago

Home flipping stabilized after being hit by its biggest pullback since 2007

Home flipping activity has stabilized around 2019 levels, with seasoned flippers planning to execute deals in 2026 despite a slower appreciation environment.
#artificial-intelligence
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
6 days ago

AI can accelerate real estate transactions But it can't replace the professional work that protects property rights

Artificial intelligence is enhancing efficiency in the title industry, but professional expertise remains essential for ensuring clear property ownership.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
6 days ago

AI can accelerate real estate transactions But it can't replace the professional work that protects property rights

Artificial intelligence is enhancing efficiency in the title industry, but professional expertise remains essential for ensuring clear property ownership.
East Bay real estate
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
1 month ago

The real estate brokerage behind your agent matters more than you might think

Major real estate consolidation creates a choice between large national brokerages and independent local firms, with local expertise offering significant advantages in cost savings and neighborhood knowledge.
fromwww.housingwire.com
4 days ago

Keller Williams names Jason Abrams chief industry and strategy officer

Jason Abrams has dedicated his career to helping agents and broker owners build businesses worth owning and lives worth living. He understands that in order to live your best life, you must give your best effort to the parts that matter most.
Real estate
Boston real estate
fromBoston Condos For Sale Ford Realty
3 weeks ago

New Law For Massachusetts Agents And Brokers Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty

Massachusetts legislation mandates fair housing education for real estate agents, increases penalties for discrimination violations, and requires public disclosure of disciplinary actions to combat housing discrimination.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
6 days ago

Realtor.com launches ChatGPT app for home search planning

Realtor.com app in ChatGPT targets the pre-search phase, connecting consumers with real estate professionals while ensuring data security and responsible AI use.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
6 days ago

The overlooked notarizations quietly slowing mortgage workflows

Lenders are modernizing the closing process with digital tools, but notarization outside closing events remains a challenge, slowing loan velocity and increasing compliance risks.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 week ago

The mortgage industry built a sales infrastructure. It now needs a navigation infrastructure

Mortgage lending's efficiency may obscure its complexities, necessitating a shift from sales infrastructure to navigation infrastructure for better borrower understanding.
US politics
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months ago

Realtors: Fair housing embedded in duties amid federal changes

Realtors expect minimal change to daily practices because licensing and professional training already enforce fair housing compliance.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 weeks ago

Lower rates aren't enough: What mortgage lenders and servicers must do to set spring homebuyers up for long-term success

Interest rates easing may improve buyer sentiment, but sustainable homeownership relies more on managing cash flow than just lower rates.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 weeks ago

Real estate success is shifting beyond sales volume

Real estate success now depends on consistency, relationships, and reliability rather than transaction volume alone, as informed clients and transparent markets demand dependable service.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 weeks ago

Real estate recruiting now hinges on leadership and systems

Real estate agents now prioritize workplace culture, leadership quality, and business support systems over commission splits when choosing brokerages.
#brokerage-profitability
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 weeks ago

Why most brokerages scale for revenue but fail to profit

Brokerages often scale revenue without scaling profitability, increasing operational strain while appearing successful through higher GCI and agent counts.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 weeks ago

Why most brokerages scale for revenue but fail to profit

Brokerages often scale revenue without scaling profitability, increasing operational strain while appearing successful through higher GCI and agent counts.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 weeks ago

How agents are helping young homebuyers beat fears, finances

First-time homebuyers purchasing by age 30 accumulate $119,000 more net worth by age 50 than those waiting until their 40s, yet median first-time buyer age has risen from 30 to 40 since 1990 due to affordability challenges.
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 weeks ago

Realtor.com data challenges Senate ban on big home investors

One of the biggest takeaways is that from a national perspective, the largest investors account for a really small proportion of single-family home purchases and that share has decreased in recent years. So the ban is going to have less of a bite now than it would have had it been enacted a few years ago. It is attacking a trend that is already decreasing as opposed to one that is becoming increasingly part of the market.
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fromwww.housingwire.com
3 weeks ago

Private listings are polarizing real estate, here is a path forward

Private listings create financial incentives for brokerages to keep homes off the MLS and sell in-house, earning both sides of commission, which must be transparently disclosed to sellers.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 weeks ago

What real estate agents need to know about the Spring housing market

Employment data influences housing activity through household confidence and purchasing power, but mortgage rates are primarily driven by Treasury yields and inflation expectations rather than individual jobs reports.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 weeks ago

NAR reaffirms MLS autonomy amid Compass-Redfin partnership

NAR respects individual broker business decisions and affirms that MLS listing statuses are determined locally by each MLS, not through national policy, while emphasizing MLS transparency benefits consumers.
fromRedfin | Real Estate Tips for Home Buying, Selling & More
1 month ago

Counteroffers in Real Estate: A Buyer's Guide to Smart Negotiation

A counteroffer is the seller's response to your original offer, proposing different terms instead of accepting it outright. This might include a higher purchase price, a different closing date, shorter contingency timelines, or changes to repair requests and credits. Once a counteroffer is presented, your original offer is no longer active.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
4 weeks ago

FinCEN's AML rule reshaping title processes and buyer behavior

I don't want the closers and processors to have to get into the weeds with this. I don't want there to be any negative shadowing of our title offices, because we're having to ask for this. It's really not a title role, as far as the title insurance product that we provide. It definitely has been tasked to us, but it's not something that I want to be viewed as, 'Title requires this.' This is a governmental requirement.
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fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

How independent real estate leaders stay competitive in 2026

Brokers must embrace operational adaptability and authentic culture to succeed in competitive real estate markets while managing rising costs and changing consumer expectations.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

Qualify and prioritize your real estate leads with decision framework

Real estate agents must qualify leads using a decision framework to prioritize serious buyers and sellers, maximizing time efficiency and commission earnings while minimizing burnout.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

5 Referral Partners Every Loan Officer Needs to Build a Resilient Pipeline

Loan officers must cultivate diverse referral partnerships across multiple partner types to build stable, sustainable pipelines that withstand market cycles and unpredictable homebuying demand.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

Courted: 16% of agents changed brokerages in 2025, but 'trading up' doesn't equal more sales volume

Top 100 residential real estate brands recruited nearly twice as many agents as they lost in 2025, but only achieved 1.8% net sales volume growth due to recruiting lower-productivity agents and losing higher-productivity ones.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

9 Strategies to Build Mortgage Referral Clients & Your Pipeline

Strong mortgage pipelines develop through intentional, trust-based referral partnerships that prioritize relationship-driven introductions over transactional leads, requiring deliberate actions that create genuine value for partners.
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

MLS exposure vs private listings, why full disclosure matters

When a home is listed on the MLS, that property information is immediately available to virtually every real estate agent in the market who is an MLS member, and by extension, to every serious buyer working with an agent who has access to the MLS. By extension, literally all online real estate portals buyers and sellers have come to enjoy pulling their data from it.
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fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

NAR to highlight Realtor services in new campaign

NAR's campaign repositions the Realtor brand as the trusted, transparent expert, educating consumers and promoting members' services through multimedia advertising and a new Realtor Studio.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months ago

New real estate certification spotlights agents committed to consumer protection

Housing Rebel launched a Transparent Agent Certification to identify agents who avoid buyer-side commission listings and demonstrate greater transparency for buyers and sellers.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months ago

Best practices for real estate buyer-broker agreements take shape

Brokerages implemented rapid, standardized training, tech-integrated disclosures, and layered audits nationwide to ensure compliance with buyer representation and compensation practice changes.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months ago

How are buyer broker agreements reshaping trust in real estate?

Buyer broker agreements exposed trust gaps by requiring early exclusivity and unclear compensation, prompting buyer hesitation and frustration.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

Does lead diversion help buyers, or does it undermine agent accountability?

Listing agents who earn listings must be accessible and accountable; failures are service issues requiring enforcement, not portals diverting consumer leads.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months ago

Real estate public speaking help offered in new platform founded by real estate team leader

The Industry Speaks Academy trains experienced real estate professionals in speaking responsibility, reliability, clarity, and professionalism to expand the pool of prepared event speakers.
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months ago

United Real Estate launches investment program for agents

Our agents now have a community of like-minded investment-curious agents, experienced agent investor professionals and the tools to create their own income and wealth-producing portfolios, Dan Duffy, the CEO of United Real Estate Group, said in a statement. The company said the program is designed to help agents not only boost their income, but also build generational wealth for their families and communities. Due to this, the brokerage said it aligns with its core values of Family, Excellence, Fiscal Responsibility and Seeing Things Differently.
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fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

Are you selling the rate or building relationships?

Loan officers succeed by educating borrowers on multiple loan options and aligning choices with borrowers' long-term financial goals, not by simply selling today's rate.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months ago

Florida judge denies broker's bid to make NAR, MLSs enforce rules

Zea alleges defendants coordinated to restrict choice and maintain high prices by steering buyers and failing to enforce MLS/NAR rules; court denied his motion.
Real estate
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

With more than 8,000 in Greater Boston, how do you choose a real estate agent?

Choosing the right real estate agent is crucial because agent experience, marketing, negotiation, and disclosure affect sale price, liability, and transaction outcomes.
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

How agents use client journey touchpoints to increase real estate referrals

To earn referrals, you must exceed expectations through a seamless client journey that creates memorable touchpoints from first contact to post-closing. Most agents focus on transactional milestones: contract, inspection, closing. But clients remember how you made them feel during one of life's most significant purchases. Your competition isn't just other agents, it's every premium service experience clients have had, from luxury hotels to high-end restaurants.
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fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months ago

Why real estate agent confidence is a leading indicator for 2026

Real estate agents report robust personal confidence despite weak market conditions, indicating agent sentiment may predict industry resilience beyond headline market indicators.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months ago

Real estate agent movement flat, but $15.7B in volume quietly changes hands

Agent migration averaged nearly 350 productive agents per month per MLS, with one-third distressed moves and internal transfers delivering 24% higher average production.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

Real estate leaders call for data-first strategy

Organizations must invest in clean, centralized data infrastructure and trained data talent to convert data into predictive, equitable, actionable insights.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months ago

9 red flags real estate agents that indicate slipping business

Gradual declines in a real estate business signal specific breakdowns; identify warning signs early and correct lead generation, follow-up, pricing, presentation, and exposure.
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