The Real Word: Show me the money
Opinion
The Real Word: Show me the money
When it comes to commission and taxes, what can agents write off?
by Byron Lazine Oct 4
Growing number of millionaires spurs demand for luxury agents
Growing number of millionaires spurs demand for luxury agents
Number of US millionaires soared to 32 million in 2018, according to new Coldwell Banker Global Luxury report
by Gill South Oct 4
Home affordability at 10-year low
Home affordability at 10-year low
Low wage growth and rising mortgage rates are to blame, according to a new Attom Data Solutions index
by Teke Wiggin Oct 4
Feel like you're annoying your clients? Here's how to strike a balance
Feel like you're annoying your clients? Here's how to strike a balance
If whatever you need to say is not so urgent that you would show up unannounced, then send a text message rather than calling
by Dale Archdekin Oct 4
5 tips to get your sellers ready in a buyer’s market
5 tips to get your sellers ready in a buyer’s market
Selling in a buyer’s market requires discipline about pricing, clean-up, staging and responsiveness
by Frederick Warburg Peters Oct 4
Vibrators, sex and death: The 10 craziest confessions from real estate agents
Vibrators, sex and death: The 10 craziest confessions from real estate agents
Walking in on robberies, witnessing sexcapades, sellers going missing — oh, you know, just a day in the life of a real estate agent
by Leslie DeLuca Oct 4
Are agent selfies sabotaging your brand?
Opinion
Are agent selfies sabotaging your brand?
Whether you realize it or not, having agent selfies on your brokerage website creates an unstructured look that will hurt your branding efforts
by Amy Gallagher Oct 3
Zillow Instant Offers sign
Zillow’s homebuying experiment is making money, but there’s a catch
New numbers from Phoenix show the real estate tech giant will make $9.3M on home sales this quarter, but still has lots of unsold inventory
by Mike DelPrete Oct 3
A man handing a stack of $100 bills to an unseen person
Brokerage accused of paying agents bonuses for double-ended deals
Lawsuit against New York brokerage Houlihan Lawrence takes a new twist, with anonymous letters alleging the firm was paying 'secret kickbacks' to its 1,300 agents
by Andrea V. Brambila Oct 3
Roller coaster loop
Dotloop partnership aims to let Realtors close more deals
The Miami Association of Realtors will deploy 'Loop It' buttons to listings pages, eliminating need for agents to manually enter property information into transactions
by Teke Wiggin Oct 3
Agents behaving badly: How to handle the worst offenders
Agents behaving badly: How to handle the worst offenders
Sometimes they need a little help, other times they're just plain bad. Here's how to deal with them
by Kendall Caputo Oct 3
10 questions your luxe home stager better be able to answer upfront
10 questions your luxe home stager better be able to answer upfront
Using a professional stager simplifies the buyer’s journey — they don’t have to imagine living there, they can see it in person
by Alex Lavrenov Oct 2
Revaluate's updated 'likely-to-move' score touts 36.4% accuracy
Revaluate's updated 'likely-to-move' score touts 36.4% accuracy
The software applies machine learning and proprietary algorithms to harvest a likely-to-move score based on 200+ data points
by Craig C. Rowe Oct 2