The 2020 housing market is now outperforming 2019
NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said he believes home sales will be slightly ahead of 2019 and then up even more in 2021, rising 8 percent year over year.
View ArticleHow to monitor your brand without spending major coin
How do you monitor your brand? You’re a busy entrepreneur, who probably doesn’t have time to get bogged down in minutiae of scouring the internet, looking for brand mentions. Here are a few (mostly...
View ArticleMajordomo releases app for pre-inspection home ratings
The 4-star rated inspection analysis tool Majordomo now has an app for quickly rating the quality of a home before an official inspection called Domoscore.
View ArticleJustin Bieber buys Beverly Hills home for $25.8M at steep discount
Overlooking Beverly Hills in Beverly Park, the 2.5-acre home has gone on and off the market since 2018 and was originally listed for $42 million.
View ArticleRE/MAX acquires fintech startup to support mortgage brokerage biz
The acquisition of wemlo, a startup that provides third-party mortgage loan processing services, is an investment in the company's rapidly growing Motto Mortgage franchise business.
View ArticleHow saying ‘yes’ changed the careers of 4 female real estate pros
"Don't say 'no' in fear, say 'yes' to success," advised broker Sabrina Brown during the first day of the California Association of Realtor's WomanUP! 2020 virtual event.
View ArticleCOVID-19 changed everything for California Realtors. Here’s how they adapted
"Every one of our priorities changed when COVID-19 hit," said Dave Walsh, president-elect of the California Association of Realtors, during the group's WomanUP! virtual conference.
View ArticleCorcoran follows the suburban boom into Westchester County
The brand is setting up shop in the suburbs north of New York City — just as President Trump seeks to characterize it as "ground zero" for crime.
View ArticleGet the scoop on marketing and branding this September at Inman
September is Marketing and Branding Month at Inman. That means we’re talking to the CMOs at major brokerages. We’re publishing a suite of tactical Inman Handbooks for marketing on digital portals. And...
View ArticleNegotiating? 7 words to put on your ‘don’t say’ list
Although there are thousands of reasons deals go wrong, there are seven seemingly innocuous words that often cause negotiations to fall apart. Eliminating these words from your negotiation vocabulary...
View ArticlePulse: Tell us about your favorite marketing campaigns
This week, we're asking you to chime in and share your favorite marketing campaigns with us — whether it's someone's else brainchild or yours. What makes it effective? Why did it resonate with you?
View ArticleCentury 21 CMO on how to grow by focusing on the little things
In this podcast, Century 21 Real Estate's global CMO Cara Whitley reflects on her career journey and chimes in on the things agents can do to stand out from the crowd.
View ArticleTrump administration issues nationwide eviction ban through 2020
The National Association of Realtors says moratorium will bring "chaos" to rental housing sector and "bring more havoc" to the economy.
View ArticleRental concessions are twice as common as in February: Zillow
The proportion of rental listings on Zillow that offer some kind of concession increased from 16.2 percent in February to 30.4 percent in July.
View ArticleRamped-up mortgage purchases signal high homebuying demand
Mortgage purchase applications were up 28 percent year over year, according to data released Wednesday by the Mortgage Bankers Association.
View ArticleFTC seeks to add 2 investors as defendants in real estate training scheme
Well-known real estate investors Dean Graziosi and Scott Yancey are suspected of promoting sham coaching and training seminars.
View ArticleKeller Williams expands into its 50th international market
The global COVID-19 pandemic hasn't stopped Keller Williams from expanding across the globe.
View Article55% of those who bought homes during the pandemic now regret it
A new survey commissioned by LendEDU found that low rates lured in new buyers, but now many are struggling to pay their mortgage.
View Article3 agents share how mentoring bettered their careers
Mentoring is a two-way street that benefits both parties. Agents at the WomanUP! virtual conference discussed how it changed the game for them and altered their career paths.
View ArticleWhy women should feel empowered to launch a business right now
Building a brokerage from the ground up is no easy task, especially in the middle of a pandemic. But these three women did just that, and they think other women should, too.
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